8 min

The Tale of Bomber Mountain: A WWII plane crash in WY Wild Women, Wind and Wyoming Wisdom

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In 1943, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was flying from Oregon to Nebraska and, when it wasn’t heard from it was presumed lost. Search and rescue efforts commenced in several mountain ranges in Wyoming before a couple of cowboys found the shiny metal wreckage in the Big Horns. The mountain was renamed in honor of the wreckage’s salvage.
HOST
Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media)

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In 1943, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was flying from Oregon to Nebraska and, when it wasn’t heard from it was presumed lost. Search and rescue efforts commenced in several mountain ranges in Wyoming before a couple of cowboys found the shiny metal wreckage in the Big Horns. The mountain was renamed in honor of the wreckage’s salvage.
HOST
Deborah Cobb (debbie@cobbwebb.media)

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/w5podcast/support

8 min

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