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Crash Site

Silver Plume, Colorado

Wichita State University Plane Crash Site

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

Mount Macedon, Australia

Kurana Aeroplane Crash Memorial

A monument commemorating the lives lost when a plane crashed into Mount Macedon in 1948.

Wanlockhead, Scotland

Hawker Hurricane Crash Site

A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.

Balwest, England

Tregonning Hill Aircraft Crash Site

A small stone memorial marks the spot where a Bristol Beaufort aircraft crashed in 1941.

Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland

WWII Royal Air Force Crash Sites

This memorial site offers scenic views and a peaceful place for reflection.

Valentine Plains, Australia

Beautiful Betsy Crash Site

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

Hemphill, Texas

Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.

Magnolia, Mississippi

Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

Bedford, Virginia

Sharp Top Crash Site

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

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Podcast: Sputnik IV Crash Site

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 15, 2021

Ballum, Netherlands

Dixie Flyer Crash

Found in the waddenzee, this propeller has been put on public display as a reminder of the Second World War.

Lathen, Germany

Emsland Maglev-Test Facility

A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

Sylva, North Carolina

Plane Crash at Waterrock Knob

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

West Vancouver, British Columbia

Mount Strachan Crash Site and Memorial

The scattered debris of a T-33 Canadian naval jet crash from 1963 now stands as a memorial.

Glossop, England

B-29 'Over Exposed' Crash Site

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

Tibherine East Crash Site

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

Flagstaff, Arizona

TWA-United Grand Canyon Collision Mass Grave

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Catalina Wreck

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.