Goose Bay B-36
Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:27 pm
Likely this has been covered, but I had a few photos I took from an EC-155B on a shake down flight after changing an engine in Goose Bay. A local took us out to two of the crash sites up that way. One was this B-36, the other was a not so visible B-45 Tornado.
All I could see of it was the tail and tail gun position sticking out of the trees.
There is a lot still there, but it has been cannibalized quite badly.
By the way, this was July 2006!
All I could see of it was the tail and tail gun position sticking out of the trees.
There is a lot still there, but it has been cannibalized quite badly.
By the way, this was July 2006!
Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:47 pm
Wow, there's a lot of wreckage out there. What's the background on the B-36?
Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:29 pm
Scott,
That is B-36H 51-5729. Go here: http://www.air-and-space.com/b-36%20wrecks.htm#51-5729 for an excellent account of the accident and close-up photos of the remains along with great coverage of several other B-36 crashsites.
Scott
That is B-36H 51-5729. Go here: http://www.air-and-space.com/b-36%20wrecks.htm#51-5729 for an excellent account of the accident and close-up photos of the remains along with great coverage of several other B-36 crashsites.
Scott
Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:00 pm
Like I've said - this one plus the Soplata remains might make one final display airframe. Of course this would make Pima's B-36 restoration look like putting together a Lindberg model kit by comparison...
Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:39 pm
What happened to all the skin from the tail? Did the magnesium disintegrate, burn, or was it stripped by opportunist scrappers?
SN
SN
Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:24 am
Second Air Force wrote:Scott,
That is B-36H 51-5729. Go here: http://www.air-and-space.com/b-36%20wrecks.htm#51-5729 for an excellent account of the accident and close-up photos of the remains along with great coverage of several other B-36 crashsites.
Scott
Pretty neat. Thanks for posting the link...
Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:26 am
zero scrap value in magnesium, makes a REALLY serious fire starter material tho-
used to take mag filings trimmed from the edges of 707 'K' Flaps, mix it with parafin and sawdust and a charcoal briquet in a paper egg carton cup, you could get a fire going in the rain on soaking wet wood no prob! Plus everyone around you went 'OOHHH! COOL! and really bright too'
used to take mag filings trimmed from the edges of 707 'K' Flaps, mix it with parafin and sawdust and a charcoal briquet in a paper egg carton cup, you could get a fire going in the rain on soaking wet wood no prob! Plus everyone around you went 'OOHHH! COOL! and really bright too'