Survivors of Convair B-36 crash on US Coast Guard plane
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- Photographer / Studio
- Province Newspaper
- Jones, Art
- Date
- 1950
- Accession Number
- 41230
- Material Type
- photograph
- Content
- Rescue operation and survivors of the February 13, 1950 Convair B-36B (or B36 ) air crash. The U.S. Military aircraft was carrying an atomic bomb which was dropped and detonated over the Pacific. The crew parachuted over Princess Royal Island where the surviors where rescued and taken to Port Hardy…
- Photographer / Studio
- Province Newspaper
- Jones, Art
- Collection
- Province Newspaper Collection
- Date
- 1950
- Content
- Rescue operation and survivors of the February 13, 1950 Convair B-36B (or B36 ) air crash. The U.S. Military aircraft was carrying an atomic bomb which was dropped and detonated over the Pacific. The crew parachuted over Princess Royal Island where the surviors where rescued and taken to Port Hardy. The plane crashed on Mount Kologet north of Smithers, B.C.
- Topic
- Bombers
- Military maneuvers
- Air forces
- Search and rescue operations
- Aircraft accidents
- Nuclear weapons
- Atomic bomb
- Airplanes, Military
- Geographic Location
- British Columbia - Port Hardy
- Accession Number
- 41230
- Material Type
- photograph
- Physical Description
- Source negative (10x13 cm)
- Copyright
- Public Domain
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