Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn

Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn
Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn from the east
Highest point
Elevation658 m (2,159 ft)
Prominence149.6 m[1]
Naming
English translationpeak of the white-backed cow[2]
Geography
Map
LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
Parent rangeArrochar Alps
OS gridNN168025

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]

References

  1. ^ "Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn - hillbagging.co.uk". hillbagging.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Argyll OS Name Books, 1868-1878". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "B29 (44-62276) crash site, Succoth Glen, nr Lochgoilhead". YouTube.
  4. ^ "B-29A 44-62276, Beinn Tharsuinn, Argyll". 5 August 2016.
  5. ^ "20 died in 1949 air tragedy".
  6. ^ "SuccothGlen".
  7. ^ "The Loss of USAF B29A #44-62276 on 17th January 1949 near Strachur, Scotland" (PDF). RAF Mountain Rescue Association.

56°10′49″N 4°57′3″W / 56.18028°N 4.95083°W / 56.18028; -4.95083


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