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Convair B-36 Crash Reports and Wreck Sites with pictures of the crash site. Transcript of an interview with a crew survivor. 2004 Canadian documentary film about the incident. "Broken Arrow – The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents" by Michael H. Maggelet and James C. Oskins ISBN 978-1-4357-0361-2
The aircraft broke up in mid-air and crashed in Toronto, Canada. 4 killed. [144] 16 February First crash of a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress when B-52, 53–0384, [145] of the 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle Air Force Base, suffered an explosion of an electrical power panel located on the alternator deck blowing off the cover and causing a fire. The cover ...
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" [N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, although it was exceeded in span and weight by the one-off Hughes H-4 Hercules.
Here is a look at some recent fatal crashes in the U.S. and abroad involving vintage aircraft: — July 29, 2023: Four people died in two separate crashes related to a Wisconsin aircraft convention.
The bomber subsequently crashed, killing its commander. Two nuclear weapons on board tore loose on impact but no explosion or contamination resulted. [58] [68] 15 March Capt. Gary L. Herod of the Texas Air National Guard was killed when his Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star trainer crashed in a vacant field in suburban Houston, Texas.
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Pages in category "Convair B-36 Peacemaker" ... B. 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash; F. FICON project; M. McDonnell XF-85 Goblin; Convair Model 37; B-36 Peacemaker ...
aircraft stalled and crashed during approach to land in snow [29] Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam: United Kingdom 1948 8th Earl FitzWilliam: de Havilland Dove: France Oscar Westover: United States 1938 Major General, Chief of the United States Army Air Corps: Northrop A-17AS Burbank, California: aircraft crashed in crosswind short of runway on ...