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| Date: | Tuesday 15 April 1952 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Convair B-36D Peacemaker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-92050 |
| MSN: | 47 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,5 mi from Fairchild AFB, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairchild AFB, WA |
| Fairchild AFB, WA |
The B-36D (pilot Earl G. Sodorbock) overran the Runway 23 during a night take off with maximum weight due to incorrectly set trim and was destroyed by fire after crashing just behind the airfield perimeter fence.
Sources:
http://www.air-and-space.com/b-36%20wrecks.htm#44-92050
The News-Sentinel 15 April 1952, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2013 10:22 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 18-Jan-2013 12:24 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2017 14:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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