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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair B-36H-40-CF Vredesmaker |
| Owner/operator: | 492th BSqn /7th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 51-5741 |
| MSN: | 299 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in de buurt van Carswell AFB, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Carswell AFB, TX |
| Carswell AFB, TX |
The B-36H was badly damaged while flying through a thunderstorm and was written off at Carswell AFB, stripped and used for firefighting practice.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2013 14:18 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 10-Dec-2016 13:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:10 | A.J.Scholten A.J.Sch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 14:10 | A.J.Scholten A.J.Sch | Updated [Date, ] |
| 02-Feb-2021 16:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator, ] |
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