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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 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.
A USAF Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 53-2296, [54] of the 509th Bomb Wing, inbound to RAF Upper Heyford from Pease AFB, New Hampshire, suffers uneven throttle advance on attempted go around, port engines fail to respond, wing drops and bomber cartwheels between two loaded B-47s before striking storage building which the day before had contained JATO ...
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 ...
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.
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Flew too fast during low pass exceeded g-limit of leading edge structure, aircraft disintegrated [5] 1959-10-01 1959 Lightning crash UK: Irish Sea: Lightning T.4 (first aircraft) Fin collapse due to inertia coupling during high speed tests 0 first supersonic ejection by a UK pilot [6] Fin enlarged 1963-01-24 1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash
Here it states that a second nuclear weapon was carried with the plane to the crash site, but the sources linked indicate that only one nuclear weapon was carried and it was dropped into the ocean. Can anyone explain this? -Lommer | talk 21:36, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC) Thanks to SimonP for clearing this up. -Lommer | talk 23:05, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)