About 20 miles north of Palmer, a little past Hatcher Pass is Bomber Glacier, so named because for the past 49 years there has sat the wreckage of a B-29.

For two days the four survivors of the crash sat on the glacier waiting to be rescued. This past weekend a group of teens found a way to honor the crew members on board.

Only 2 percent of Boy Scouts ever earn the right to call themselves an Eagle Scout. To put that in perspective, since 1910, 104 million boys have worn a scout's uniform. Of those slightly more than 40,000 have sewn the prestigious badge on their left pocket.

Tyler Adams is a 17-year-old that set out to be one of those few. To get the badge, a boy must demonstrate his leadership ability and his worthiness through a huge community service project. Five Boy Scouts recently got their first look at Tyler Adams' Eagle Scout project.

The military B-29 crashed November 17, 1957. Ten airmen were on board when the bomber plummeted into the glacier. Six of them died on impact.

Last summer Tyler and his family hiked to the downed bomber. After seeing the wreckage, Adams decided that everyone visiting the site should know its history.

Adams says it was actions of an airman on board that makes the crash significant.

"Calvin K. Campbell -- When the plane crashed, he gathered all the men together that could be moved, wrapped them in sleeping bags, parachutes, anything he could find,” Adams says.

With the guidance from his dad, Adams began contacting anybody he thought could help. The military provided mission details, Congressman Don Young donated flags, and a reporter disclosed some interesting information given by the survivors.

“The military write-up said it was a radar calibration mission that they crashed on but they were actually surveying the Russians,” Adams says.

With the knowledge of the crash, the help of politicians, many sponsorships and a donated helicopter ride, Adams and his friends went to work.

With the plaque firmly in place, the scouts held a make-shift memorial, raising one flag for each crew member.

“[It] probably could have been more snappy, more smart you know,” says Steve Adams, expedition leader. “A bunch of scruffy kids, but it was a nice project for the boys.”

The easy part of the eagle project is done. Tyler Adams is now searching for the families of the crew members. Once found, he wants to send them all a care package with their loved one's flag and the details of his project.

“Why not do it?” Adams says. “If you have the opportunity and the means, why not do something great?”

Some where along the way, the Eagle Scout badge became unimportant. Instead, Tyler carries a badge of honor that can't be sewn on any uniform.

Adams plans to raise a few hundred dollars more for a second plaque. Not many people hike out to the wreckage on Bomber Glacier, so Adams will also put a plaque up at Beyers Lake where the military has a veterans memorial set up that thousands of people visit every year.

It will take a few more months before Adams’ project is completed and he goes in front of the Eagle board.

The trip out to Bomber Glacier was delayed a few days. Adams was waiting for the flags. He had asked Young if 10 flags could fly over Washington, D.C. on Memorial Day to honor the 10 crew members, all of whom are deceased now. Not only did the congressman make it happen, he personally bought the flags than shipped them to Alaska for Adams to use as a part of his memorial.