| 词条 | TWA Flight 277 |
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|name = TWA Flight 277 |Crash image = C-54AtlanticDiv (4401706801).jpg |Image caption = A C-54 Skymaster similar to the accident aircraft |Date = June 20, 1944 |Type = Spatial disorientation |occurrence_type = Accident |Site = Fort Mountain, Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA |Origin = Stephenville, Newfoundland |Destination = Washington D.C. |Fatalities = 7 |Injuries = 0 |Aircraft Type = C-54 Skymaster |Operator = Transcontinental and Western Airways |Tail Number = 41-37227 |Passengers = 1 |Crew = 6 |Survivors = 0 |}} Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 277 was a C-54 Skymaster en route from Stephenville, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador), to Washington D.C. on June 20, 1944. The aircraft crashed on Fort Mountain, in Maine's Baxter State Park. All seven on board died, including six civilian crewmembers and one United States Army Air Force passenger. The flight was a scheduled contract flight for Air Transport Command. After taking off from Newfoundland, the aircraft encountered severe weather, including heavy rains, high winds, and lightning-induced radio static over New Brunswick and Maine which blew the aircraft {{convert|70|mi|-1}} off course. The pilot, Roger "Rolley" Inman, apparently did not realize that the aircraft, flying at less than 4,000 feet, had been blown into mountainous territory with peaks in excess of 5,000 feet. The aircraft's starboard wing struck a ridge of boulders at an elevation of {{convert|3700|ft|-2}} on the mountain and the aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed. Latitude and elevation appear to be correct, but the longitude needs to be corrected. The indicated location is in a large talus field southeast of the east summit. Longitude should show about a 1000 feet to the west. References
| last = Arsenault | first = Mark | authorlink = |author2=Tony DePaul | date= June 1, 2009 | url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/06/01/on_remote_maine_mountainside_world_war_ii_wreckage_left_as_informal_monument/ | title = Mountainside monument: WWII plane wreck lies in place | work = Boston Globe | accessdate = 2009-06-02 }}
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