ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70578
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1950 |
| Time: | 14:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-50D-110-BO Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 342th BSqn /97th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 49-0267 |
| MSN: | 16043 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4.5miles NNE of Mason, city in Warren County, Ohio. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biggs AFB, Texas |
| Biggs AFB, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The B-50D (pilot John S. Adams, Jr.) on a training mission nosedived into the ground from 7000 feet and was completely destroyed by the impact and detonation of the high explosive component of the nuclear weapon bomb casing (not fitted with a fuel capsule) it carried, causing an explosion that was heard 25 miles away and leaving a crater of 200x25 feet. No distress signals had been received from the aircraft and all four officers and twelve crewmen aboard were killed in the crash, none bailed out.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950Jul.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281950%E2%80%931954%29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2009 12:03 | harro | Added |
| 04-Mar-2013 06:39 | Tetrapack | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 15:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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