Plane Crash

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Wreckage and other debris hung from trees and laid all over a large wooded area on a hillside near the town of Blossburg, Pa on June 23, 1967 after a passenger plane crashed in Tioga County, PA.. Photo from the collection of Lonny Frost.

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Wellsboro Fire Department firefighter is seen here in this photograph walking through the field of debris checking for hot spots hours after a plane crashed near Blossburg, PA. Photo from the collection of Lonny Frost.

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In 2007 Boy Scout Troop 69 remembered and honored those who died in the Flight 40 crash near Blossburg, Pa. Many who saw the plane go down were at the Island Park that summer day in 1967. Photo by Lonny Frost (c) 2007.

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Passenger plane debris was housed in a building owned by House Lumber Company. Officials went through the debris to find the cause of the crash. Photo from the collection of Lonny Frost.

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Aerial view of Blossburg, Pa and the area where Flight 40 crashed and claimed the lives of all on board. From the collection of Lonny Frost.

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