The blast and fireball which was estimated at over 1000 °C and left an 19,8 x 1,5 meters crater destroyed everything – cars, trailers and buildings – within a 300-metre radius, gutting over 90% of the main camping area. (11 July 1978)
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Brush Mountain
Appalachian Trail, Catawba, Virginia, United States.
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Friday 28th of May 1971 (-) — Most decorated American soldier of WWII Audie Murphy dies in a private plane crash. The pilot and four other passengers were also killed.