1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
On 14 February 1950, a Convair B-36B, Air Force Serial Number 44-92075 assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing at Carswell Air Force Base, crashed in northern British Columbia after jettisoning a Mark 4 nuclear bomb. This was the first such nuclear weapon loss in history. The B-36 had been en route from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska to Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas, more than 3000 miles south-east, on a mission that included a simulated nuclear attack on San Francisco.
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1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
On 14 February 1950, a Convair B-36B, Air Force Serial Number 44-92075 assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing at Carswell Air Force Base, crashed in northern British Columbia after jettisoning a Mark 4 nuclear bomb. This was the first such nuclear weapon loss in history. The B-36 had been en route from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska to Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas, more than 3000 miles south-east, on a mission that included a simulated nuclear attack on San Francisco.
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On 14 February 1950, a Convair ...... clear attack on San Francisco.
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A Convair B-36B from the same ...... -36B involved in the accident.
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1950-02-13
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Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas
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near Fairbanks, Alaska
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aircraft abandoned
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over British Columbia, Canada
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Engine failure
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On 14 February 1950, a Convair ...... clear attack on San Francisco.
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1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
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