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Locate the fallen plane

The downed plane is on the eastern side of Woods. Walk over to it to mark it found.

Map
Woods
Loc
Eastern Woods, near the plane crash site
Tip

This is the chapter trigger — Mechanic mentions a downed plane during Tour, and your job here is to physically lay eyes on the wreck so the chapter formally opens. The plane is in the eastern Woods area; just walk up to it. You don't need to loot anything yet — that comes later (steps 4 + 7 send you back here for the flight recorder and the armored case). Woods is a sniper-friendly map with long sightlines, so bring something with optics if you have one, or a Scav kit for a free recon run. Run-throughs count, so a fast 7-minute extract is fine. While you're here, scout the path to the plane wreck and the cockpit — you'll be back twice more.

This chapter is the first big Savior-route chapter and gates a lot of trader rep. It also introduces you to the cross-map quest pattern (Woods → Shoreline → Trader → Woods) you'll see throughout the route.

Plane crash location marked on the Woods map. [Source: Falling Skies wiki] · wiki