On July 9, 1946, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into Mount Tom outside Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States.

[4] On the day of the accident, the plane was transporting soon-to-be-discharged service members from CFB Goose Bay to Mitchel Air Force Base with a stopover at Westover Field.

[6][7] Due to fog and rain, the B-17 circled over Holyoke for almost two hours before it was cleared to land at Westover Field in Chicopee, Massachusetts.

[5][6] The Civil Aeronautics Authority reported that the fog would have probably prevented the pilot from seeing the beacon light atop Mount Tom.

[13] The passengers were identified as 15 Coast Guardsmen, an American Red Cross official, and a United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps doctor.

[10] The crash site was unmarked until 1994, when Norman Cote noticed a small pile of stones with a memorial note enclosed in a baggie.