Convair B-36 Peacemaker crashes

26 crashes involving the Convair B-36 Peacemaker since 1949, with 174 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 26
• Fatal crashes: 16
• Fatalities: 174
• First recorded: September 15, 1949
• Most recent: November 15, 1956

Deadliest

1. August 27, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, United States (26 fatalities)
2. March 18, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Random Island Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (23 fatalities)
3. May 6, 1951: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Kirtland AFB New Mexico, United States (23 fatalities)
4. August 5, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Atlantic Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
5. May 25, 1955: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Sterling City Texas, United States (15 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (21)
• Canada (3)
• International waters and airspace (1)
• United Kingdom (1)

Years

• 1953 (6)
• 1952 (5)
• 1954 (4)
• 1955 (3)
• 1956 (3)
• 1950 (2)
• 1951 (2)
• 1949 (1)

All crashes

• November 15, 1956: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 19, 1956: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 4, 1956: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 25, 1955: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Sterling City Texas, United States (15 fatalities)
• March 5, 1955: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Loring AFB Maine, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1955: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (1 fatality)
• August 27, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Ellsworth AFB South Dakota, United States (26 fatalities)
• March 29, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Fairchild AFB (Spokane) Washington, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 26, 1954: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Fairchild AFB (Spokane) Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 11, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
• August 5, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Atlantic Ocean, World (19 fatalities)
• March 18, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Random Island Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (23 fatalities)
• February 18, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Walker AFB New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 13, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (2 fatalities)
• February 7, 1953: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Chippenham Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 5, 1952: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, San Diego California, United States (2 fatalities)
• May 28, 1952: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
• April 15, 1952: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Fairchild AFB (Spokane) Washington, United States (15 fatalities)
• March 6, 1952: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1952: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Fairchild AFB (Spokane) Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 6, 1951: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Kirtland AFB New Mexico, United States (23 fatalities)
• April 27, 1951: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Perkins Oklahoma, United States (13 fatalities)
• November 22, 1950: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Crowley Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 14, 1950: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Mt Kologet British Columbia, Canada (5 fatalities)
• September 15, 1949: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (5 fatalities)