ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152692
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Date: | Monday 4 August 1952 |
Time: | |
Type: | Convair B-36F-5-CF Peacemaker |
Owner/operator: | 436th BSqn /7th BGp USAF |
Registration: | 49-2679 |
MSN: | 157 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Carswell AFB, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Carswell AFB, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The B-36 (pilot Thomas P. Wilson, Jr.) stood on the parking ramp at Carswell AFB when gasoline overflowed from the #3 tank vent and was destroyed by the subseqent ground fire when it was ignited by the exhaust from a nearby B-1O power unit. Three crew members reported minor injuries.
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http://www.7bwb-36assn.org/b36genhistpg3.html Revision history:
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23-Jan-2013 03:09 |
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