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A plaque dedicated to the crew of a crashed airplane. This is at the end of what used to be the 4WD portion of the Flowers Rd. and the start of the Comanche Peak Wilderness/Flowers Trail.
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A Wright Cyclone R1820 Radial Engine (or what's left anyway) stands in remembrance of the flight crew who perished on this rocky mountainside.
The trail follows a road passing on the North side of a spring.
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Donald Blake
May 8, 2022 near Red Feather Lakes, CO
“A plaque dedicated to the crew of a crashed airplane. This is at the end of what used to be the 4WD portion of the Flowers Rd. and the start of the Comanche Peak Wilderness/Flowers Trail.”  

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A plaque dedicated to the crew of a crashed airplane. This is at the end of what used to be the 4WD portion of the Flowers Rd. and the start of the Comanche Peak Wilderness/Flowers Trail.
The trail follows a road passing on the North side of a spring.
Near the top
Crown Point B-17 crash site.
Beginning of the trail.
trailhead
Enjoy great views from the crash site. At the bottom of the clearing is a section of the B-17's tail.
A Wright Cyclone R1820 Radial Engine (or what's left anyway) stands in remembrance of the flight crew who perished on this rocky mountainside.
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