The 1949 B-26 crash on Mount Hood – On April 21, 1949, a U.S. Air Force B-26 bomber disappeared in the clouds over Oregon. The twin-engine attack bomber had departed Hamilton Field near San Francisco that morning, bound for Portland. The bomber never arrived.
On New Year’s Eve of 1926, Government Camp was bustling. The Battle Axe Inn’s windows glowed with warm light, packed with holiday visitors who had come to celebrate the turn of the year in the shadow of Mount Hood. Outside, the snow piled deep as a winter storm surrounded the mountain. Among those staying at the rustic inn were three young men from Portland whose names would soon be linked together in one of the largest mountain searches Oregon had ever seen
In late September 1916, what began as a summit climb on Mount Hood turned into a dramatic rescue that made headlines across Oregon and beyond. The story of the Anton and Helen Edlefsen Mount Hood rescue, important in its time, has become one of the mountain’s least remembered survival tales.
Jennie Faubion Welch lived a life that stretched from ox teams to automobiles, from split cedar cabins to resort hotels, and from forest stumps to fairways. Born on September 27, 1881, she bridged generations of history and became one of the last living links to the pioneer families who gave Welches, Oregon its name.
Arlie Edward Mitchell was born on December 6, 1886, near Sandy, Oregon. Raised in the shadow of Mount Hood, he grew up with a deep connection to the mountain and the communities that surrounded it.
