Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn | |
Translation: | peak of the white-backed cow[1] |
Elevation M: | 658 |
Location: | Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
Prominence: | 149.6 m |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Range: | Arrochar Alps |
Grid Ref Uk: | NN168025 |
Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn is a mountain on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, Scotland, northwest of Lochgoilhead.
On 17 January, 1949, a United States Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress (44-62279) of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron was on a flight from RAF Scampton, England, to Reykjavík, Iceland. At 9:50am, the B-29 crashed into the side of Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn, killing all twenty passengers and crew. The cause of the crash was not determined, but the adverse weather and heavy icing were deemed to be contributory factors.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]