Call NumberRMN-042-4465CreatorMatt IndenDate2002-07-20SummaryThis storyboard version of the Pulitzer photo was prepared by the Rocky Mountain News photographic editors for submission as an entry for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, with the caption: "A PB4Y-2 slurry bomber plunges to the ground in flames while fighting the Big Elk Fire near Estes Park, killing its two pilots. Witnesses said a wing came off the aircraft, then a fireball emerged as the plane prepared to drop slurry on the 1,200-acre wildfire."SubjectBig Elk Fire (Colo.)Forest firesColorado on FireGeographic AreaLyons (Colo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
Matt Inden, A PB4Y-2 slurry bomber plunges to the ground in flames, killing both pilots. (2002-07-20). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/08/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/682625
