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On 13 February 1950, a Convair B-36B, 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, on a mission that included a simulated nuclear attack on San Francisco.

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  • 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash
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  • On 13 February 1950, a Convair B-36B, 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, on a mission that included a simulated nuclear attack on San Francisco.
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Site
  • over British Columbia, Canada
Tail Number
  • 44(xsd:integer)
Date
  • 1950-02-13(xsd:date)
outcome note
  • aircraft abandoned
Origin
Survivors
  • 12(xsd:integer)
Type
  • Engine failure
Caption
  • A Convair B-36B from the same USAF Bombardment Wing as the B-36B involved in the accident.
Outcome
  • Crash
Cause
  • Engine
Fatalities
  • 5(xsd:integer)
Operator
occurrence type
  • Accident
Passengers
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 16(xsd:integer)
Aircraft Type
  • Convair B-36B
abstract
  • On 13 February 1950, a Convair B-36B, 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, on a mission that included a simulated nuclear attack on San Francisco.
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