What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 1946
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 42.25° N, 72.64° W
- Description
- plain crash
Mount Tom B-17 crash
1946 plane crash in Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
On July 9, 1946, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into Mount Tom outside Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. The crash and resulting explosion killed all 25 passengers and crew. It was the deadliest aviation accident in New England until the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 in 1960.
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