The Airplane Monument
This area can be excessively hot during the hotter Months
The Airplane Monument is located on The Airplane Monument Trail in The Cuyamamac Forest, high up on the way to The Japacha Ridge. The Memorial is an old Liberty V-12 Engine from a crashed Twin seated Army Dehavind DH48 Biplane that crashed in Dec 7th 1922. The airplane had disappeared and was not located till May 4th 1923 when the pilots and a passenger remains were discovered by George W. McCain.
The Memorial was dedicated in may of 1923 and was redone twice over the years. The engine is from the wreckage.
The Memorial was dedicated in may of 1923 and was redone twice over the years. The engine is from the wreckage.
The Plaque on the monument.
Climbing up the Aiplane Monument Trail, I look back to the Sweetwater Trailhead parking lot on the otherside of Hwy 79. This is a large parking area, usually full of Horse Trailers.
On the way we pass a Gopher Snake sunning itself on the Airplane Monument Trail. The snake was quite docile and seem unconcerned as we step over it on the way up.
The Manzinita was in bloom and a bumble bee takes advantage of it.
