Historical Marker Dedication: 1968 Plane Crash

On August 9, 1968, a plane carrying 31 military passengers and crew members left the Clinton County Air Force Base for completion of an annual two-week active duty training held at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The transport was assigned on the 907th Tactical Airlift Group, 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing. Just after takeoff, the C-119G "Flying Boxcar" lost power, and the pilot attempted to return to base. The plane crash-landed and caught fire on the Ottie Griffith Farm two miles from the base. Six reservist perished, and many more passengers and rescuers were injured.

Join us as we commemorate this event and dedicate a Historical Marker to the tragic crash of 1968.