File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Air Crash Museum in Oregon (18974474928).jpg

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Burma Rim in southern Oregon is a veritable air crash museum.

Spanning nearly 30 years, this site has witnessed two major military airplane accidents. The first, a World War II airplane, dropped out of the sky to rapidly descend two miles before hitting the ground. And then in 1973, a Vietnam-era aircraft augered in, leaving a debris field spread over three-quarters of a mile in its wake. Eerily, the two are located within one mile of each other in an Oregon desert location managed by the BLM’s Lakeview District.

The first debris field contains the remnants of Lieutenant Clark’s Lockheed P-38 Lightning that went down during a gunnery training flight. The second downed plane is a Navy Grumman A-6 Intruder Bomber from the Naval Air Station at Whidbey Island, Washington. This aircraft hurtled to the ground in 1973 during a low-level night training mission.

To honor these veterans, the BLM officially declared the two aircraft crash scenes historic Federal sites at a Flag Day ceremony on June 14, 2007. At the official ceremony, representatives unveiled interpretive plaques which pay tribute to the military and provide context for the historic significance of each location.

Photos and story sections by Kevin Abel, BLM
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Source My Public Lands Roadtrip: Air Crash Museum in Oregon
Author Bureau of Land Management

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