ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152390
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| Date: | Thursday 15 September 1949 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: | Consolidated B-36B-15-CF Peacemaker |
| Owner/operator: | 9th BSqn /7th BGp /7th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 44-92079 |
| MSN: | 76 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Worth, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Carswell AFB, TX |
| Carswell AFB, TX |
The Peacemaker (pilot Toy B. Hussand) crashed into Lake Worth at the north end of the Carswell runway after two propellers switched to reverse thrust on take off. This was the first B-36 loss and the first fatalities in three years of operations with this aircraft type.
Sources:
http://www.air-and-space.com/b-36%20wrecks.htm#44-92079
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cowtown.net/proweb/lakecrash.htm]
http://www.7bwb-36assn.org/b36genhistpg2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 09:46 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 11-Jan-2013 01:58 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2013 12:24 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2020 08:40 | MIG21 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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