Perkinsville in Weathersfield in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Bomber Crash on Hawks Mountain
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Crew of B-29A #44-62228 Crashed Perkinsville, Vermont 15 June 1947
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 24, 2015
1. Bomber Crash on Hawks Mountain Marker
At 12:17 AM on June 15, 1947 a U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B29 Superfortress bomber strayed off course and crashed on nearby Hawks Mountain during a severe storm. All twelve crewmembers perished. Assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, the crew was on a Strategic Air Command training mission from Tucson, Arizona to Bedford, Massachusetts.
1st Lt Robert G Fessler Pilot Madison, WI
2nd Lt Wilfred E Gassett Copilot Brockton, MA
2nd Lt Cesare P Fontana Navigator W. Springfield, MA
S/Sgt Oliver W Hartwell Jr Engineer Wells, ME
S/Sgt Sylvester S Michalac Radar Operator Summithill, PA
T/Sgt Clayton K Knight Radio Operator Knoxville, TN
T/Sgt Paul H Fetterhoff Central Fire Controller Shreveport, LA
Cpl Robert H Clark Gunner Jamaica Plain, MA
S/Sgt John J O'Toole Gunner Queens Village, NY
M/Sgt D D Jack Gunner The Dalles, OR
Cpl Harry Humphrey Gunner Albuquerque, NM
Pfc Robert M Stewart Passenger Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Erected 2008 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
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Location. 43° 22.323′ N, 72° 30.96′ W. Marker is in Weathersfield, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is in Perkinsville. It is at the intersection of Vermont Route 106 and Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Route 106. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perkinsville VT 05151, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley and in the Green Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Vermont Republic.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colonel Henry C. Cobb Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Weathersfield Roll of Honor (within shouting
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 24, 2015
2. Crew of B-29A #44-62228 Crashed Perkinsville, Vermont 15 June 1947 Marker
Also see . . . New England Aviation History - Bomber Crash on Hawks Mountain. (Submitted on October 30, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 24, 2015
3. Wideview of Bomber Crash on Hawks Mountain Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 2,674 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
