Fort Mountain topographic map

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Fort Mountain

On June 20, 1944, a C-54-A cargo plane on the Newfoundland to Washington, D.C. leg of trans-Atlantic TWA Flight 277 from England was pushed 70 miles (110 km) north of its planned course by stormy weather, which prevented obtaining visual or radio location fixes. The crew was unaware the aircraft had entered mountainous terrain and was still flying at the 4,000-foot (1,200 m) elevation appropriate for passing over Bangor, Maine. The single passenger and all six crewmen were killed when the aircraft hit Fort Mountain. The aircraft burned, but some large pieces are still accessible and reasonably well preserved.

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Name: Fort Mountain topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Fort Mountain, T4 R10 WELS, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States (45.96200 -68.97484 45.96210 -68.97474)

Average elevation: 944 m

Minimum elevation: 668 m

Maximum elevation: 1,248 m