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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!

Wow, there's a lot of wreckage out there. What's the background on the B-36?

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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

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...

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Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

What happened to all the skin from the tail? Did the magnesium disintegrate, burn, or was it stripped by opportunist scrappers?

SN

Pretty neat. Thanks for posting the link...

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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'

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