Convair B-36 Peacemaker crash, Aug 5, 1953 (19 killed), A...
Convair B-36 Peacemaker accident on August 5, 1953 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 19 fatalities. Cause: Engine fire in flight.
- Date: August 5, 1953
- Aircraft: Convair B-36 Peacemaker
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine fire in flight
A USAF Convair RB-36H (52-1369) on a flight from Travis to Lakenheath lost an engine to fire in flight. Control was lost and the bomber crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 800 km northwest of the British coast. Sources disagree on the number of survivors.