Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn | |
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![]() Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn from the east | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 658 m (2,159 ft) |
Prominence | 149.6 m [1] |
Naming | |
English translation | peak of the white-backed cow [2] |
Geography | |
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Location | Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
Parent range | Arrochar Alps |
OS grid | 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]
56°10′49″N4°57′3″W / 56.18028°N 4.95083°W