Fire Buffs promote the general welfare of the fire and rescue service and protect its heritage and history. Famous Fire Buffs through the years include New York Fire Surgeon Harry Archer, Boston Pops Conductor Arthur Fiedler, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and - legend has it - President George Washington.

Sunday, March 31, 2024

ARSENAL PLANE CRASHES

The Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Commerce City was the scene of at least three aircraft accidents. On March 25, 1949, an Air Force C-45 on approach to Stapleton Field crashed in a snowstorm, killing three crewmembers, the Rocky Mountain News reported. On Dec,. 4, 1951, a United Air Lines training aircraft crashed at the arsenal, killing three. On Nov. 15, 1956, the arsenal's firefighters saved an airman pinned in the wreckage of a smoldering Air Force B-36.        
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