Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn
Introduction '''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.
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