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| Date: | Wednesday 18 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair RB-36H-20-CF Peacemaker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-13719 |
| MSN: | 253 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Walker AFB, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rapid City AFB, SD |
| Walker AFB, NM |
A fuel tank of the RB-36 (pilot Clarence H. Lamping) ruptured when the landing gear collapsed upon landing and the aircraft was destroyed on the runway when it subsequently caught fire. Occupants escaped with injuries.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
El Litoral 19 February 1953, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2013 02:35 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 20-Jan-2015 21:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:06 | A.J.Scholten A.J.Sch | Updated [Cn, ] |
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