ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152867
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| Date: | Thursday 15 November 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair RB-36H-25-CF Peacemaker |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 51-13720 |
| MSN: | 255 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oost Denver, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lowry AFB, CO |
| Ellsworth AFB, SD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fuel starvation caused a loss of power after takeoff from Lowry AFB and the RB-36H (Capt. Regis Powers) tried to reach runway 17 of Denver Stapleton Airport to carry out an emergency landing, but crash landed 1 mile short of the runway in a field of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in East Denver and was destroyed by fire.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Victoria Advocat 16 November 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2013 14:18 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:09 | A.J.Scholten A.J.Sch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 10-Feb-2021 20:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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