1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash - Wikipedia
Northeast of San Francisco, California, on 5 August 1950, a United States Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber carrying a Mark 4 nuclear bomb crashed shortly after takeoff from Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base with 20 men on board.
Remembering general's crash > Travis Air Force Base > News
2011年8月10日 · TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On August 5, 1950, the worst disaster in the history of Travis occurred. Brig. Gen. Robert Travis, commander of the 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and the 9th Bombardment Wing at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base died at age 46 in the crash of the Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" in which he was traveling.
The Crash of the B-29 on Travis AFB, CA - Check-Six
"On 5 August 1950, B-29, SN 44-87651, crashed, burned, and exploded 5 minutes after takeoff from Fairfield-Suisun AFB, CA, causing fatal injuries to 12 crewmen and passengers. Eight crewmen and passengers received minor injures.
A plane loaded with an atomic bomb once crashed in the Bay Area - SFGATE
2023年7月29日 · It was late on Aug. 5, 1950, when a B-29 Superfortress rolled down the runway of Travis Air Force Base. On board, 20 men, among them a brigadier general, felt the plane lift into the night sky.
Marine veteran remembers Travis' famous 1950 crash
2020年2月14日 · Frances Mae and Jerry, left, were present at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base (now Travis AFB) on Aug. 5, 1950, when a B-29 Superfortress crashed, killing 19 and wounding more than 100 others. Shrapnel hit Frances Mae's right leg, …
The Bomb and the B-29 Crash at Travis AFB - Check-Six
Crash of the B-29 on Travis AFB, CA August 5, 1950 The B-29 was loaded with a fourth-generation O Mark IV atomic bomb, an implosion bomb similar to the one dropped during World War II on Nagasaki.
A B-29 Superfortress Once Crashed In California While Carrying A ...
2023年9月29日 · On August 5, 1950, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by the US Air Force and carrying a Mark 4 nuclear bomb, crashed northeast of San Francisco, California. Of the 20 individuals onboard, 12 lost their lives, including Brig. Gen. Robert F. Travis, commander of the 9th Bombardment Wing.
Survivor remembers 1950 crash > Travis Air Force Base > Display
The B-29 crashed just five minutes after a nighttime takeoff at Fairfield-Suisun AFB as part of a 15-ship deployment to the Pacific just after the beginning of the Korean conflict. The crash killed 12 crewmembers and passengers aboard the B-29, including Travis.
1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash - Wikiwand
Northeast of San Francisco, California, on 5 August 1950, a United States Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber carrying a Mark 4 nuclear bomb crashed shortly after takeoff from Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base with 20 men on board.
ATSDR - PHA - Travis Air Force Base (AFB), Solano County, …
On August 5, 1950, a B-29 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff. The impact occurred in the northwestern portion of Travis AFB, as shown in Figure 9. About 20 minutes after the crash, 6,700 pounds of explosives on the plane detonated.