ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 101982
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 1950 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: | Consolidated B-36B-1-CF Peacemaker |
| Owner/operator: | 26th BSqn /7th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 44-92035 |
| MSN: | 32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6miles SW of Crowley, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Carswell AFB, TX |
| Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vibration from gunnery practice disabled the electronic engine conrols of the B-36B over the Matagorda Island gunnery range. Engine conditions deteriorated on the flight back to Carswell AFB and the pilot 1st Lt. Oliver F. Hildebrandt ordered the crew to bail out 20 miles south southeast of Carswell. Two of the 16 crew members died: the parachute of radar operator Capt. James Yeingst failed to open properly and the navigator Capt. Horace Stewart was killed when he struck the feathered #3 propeller immediately after bailing out.
Sources:
http://www.air-and-space.com/b-36%20wrecks.htm#44-92035
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 09:13 | Tetrapack | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2013 12:24 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2021 21:09 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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