U.S. Air Force B-50D Superfortress #49-267,
from the 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Biggs Field, Texas, stalled at 7,000
feet and crashed four miles northeast of
Mason, Ohio, killing four officers and
twelve enlisted men aboard.
The plane was carrying a single nuclear bomb,
without a fuel cell, which exploded upon
impact, destroying most the aircraft and
creating a 25 foot deep, 200 foot wide
crater.
The crew had parachutes, but there was no
evidence any had a chance to bail out. One
report stated the weather was clear, but
another source said there was a thunderstorm
at the time. One witness stated an engine
was on fire. Had the aircraft been struck by
lightning, resulting in a fire or possible
explosion? What was known was it came down
rapidly and crashed on a farm between
Lebanon and Mason, Ohio. The explosion was
heard up to 25 miles away. No radio
communication had been received from the
distressed bomber. It had crashed under
mysterious circumstances.
The sixteen men killed were:
Capt. John Samuel Adams, Jr , pilot
Capt. Paul E Anderson
1st Lt. John Joseph Jarnot
1st Lt. Harvey Eugene Martin
T/Sgt. Burnham Wade Diggle, Jr
T/Sgt. Charles W Pickett
S/Sgt. Thomas James Mullen
S/Sgt. Andrew Preston Robinson
S/Sgt. Eulis Eugene Smith
S/Sgt. James Allison Travis
S/Sgt. W O Timmons
Sgt. Alcide Danos
Sgt. Russell E Moore
PFC George L Morton
(Rank unk.) James Meador Tennille
(Rank unk.) Joseph Vied
*****
from the 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Biggs Field, Texas, stalled at 7,000
feet and crashed four miles northeast of
Mason, Ohio, killing four officers and
twelve enlisted men aboard.
The plane was carrying a single nuclear bomb,
without a fuel cell, which exploded upon
impact, destroying most the aircraft and
creating a 25 foot deep, 200 foot wide
crater.
The crew had parachutes, but there was no
evidence any had a chance to bail out. One
report stated the weather was clear, but
another source said there was a thunderstorm
at the time. One witness stated an engine
was on fire. Had the aircraft been struck by
lightning, resulting in a fire or possible
explosion? What was known was it came down
rapidly and crashed on a farm between
Lebanon and Mason, Ohio. The explosion was
heard up to 25 miles away. No radio
communication had been received from the
distressed bomber. It had crashed under
mysterious circumstances.
The sixteen men killed were:
Capt. John Samuel Adams, Jr , pilot
Capt. Paul E Anderson
1st Lt. John Joseph Jarnot
1st Lt. Harvey Eugene Martin
T/Sgt. Burnham Wade Diggle, Jr
T/Sgt. Charles W Pickett
S/Sgt. Thomas James Mullen
S/Sgt. Andrew Preston Robinson
S/Sgt. Eulis Eugene Smith
S/Sgt. James Allison Travis
S/Sgt. W O Timmons
Sgt. Alcide Danos
Sgt. Russell E Moore
PFC George L Morton
(Rank unk.) James Meador Tennille
(Rank unk.) Joseph Vied
*****
U.S. Air Force B-50D Superfortress #49-267,
from the 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Biggs Field, Texas, stalled at 7,000
feet and crashed four miles northeast of
Mason, Ohio, killing four officers and
twelve enlisted men aboard.
The plane was carrying a single nuclear bomb,
without a fuel cell, which exploded upon
impact, destroying most the aircraft and
creating a 25 foot deep, 200 foot wide
crater.
The crew had parachutes, but there was no
evidence any had a chance to bail out. One
report stated the weather was clear, but
another source said there was a thunderstorm
at the time. One witness stated an engine
was on fire. Had the aircraft been struck by
lightning, resulting in a fire or possible
explosion? What was known was it came down
rapidly and crashed on a farm between
Lebanon and Mason, Ohio. The explosion was
heard up to 25 miles away. No radio
communication had been received from the
distressed bomber. It had crashed under
mysterious circumstances.
The sixteen men killed were:
Capt. John Samuel Adams, Jr , pilot
Capt. Paul E Anderson
1st Lt. John Joseph Jarnot
1st Lt. Harvey Eugene Martin
T/Sgt. Burnham Wade Diggle, Jr
T/Sgt. Charles W Pickett
S/Sgt. Thomas James Mullen
S/Sgt. Andrew Preston Robinson
S/Sgt. Eulis Eugene Smith
S/Sgt. James Allison Travis
S/Sgt. W O Timmons
Sgt. Alcide Danos
Sgt. Russell E Moore
PFC George L Morton
(Rank unk.) James Meador Tennille
(Rank unk.) Joseph Vied
*****
from the 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Biggs Field, Texas, stalled at 7,000
feet and crashed four miles northeast of
Mason, Ohio, killing four officers and
twelve enlisted men aboard.
The plane was carrying a single nuclear bomb,
without a fuel cell, which exploded upon
impact, destroying most the aircraft and
creating a 25 foot deep, 200 foot wide
crater.
The crew had parachutes, but there was no
evidence any had a chance to bail out. One
report stated the weather was clear, but
another source said there was a thunderstorm
at the time. One witness stated an engine
was on fire. Had the aircraft been struck by
lightning, resulting in a fire or possible
explosion? What was known was it came down
rapidly and crashed on a farm between
Lebanon and Mason, Ohio. The explosion was
heard up to 25 miles away. No radio
communication had been received from the
distressed bomber. It had crashed under
mysterious circumstances.
The sixteen men killed were:
Capt. John Samuel Adams, Jr , pilot
Capt. Paul E Anderson
1st Lt. John Joseph Jarnot
1st Lt. Harvey Eugene Martin
T/Sgt. Burnham Wade Diggle, Jr
T/Sgt. Charles W Pickett
S/Sgt. Thomas James Mullen
S/Sgt. Andrew Preston Robinson
S/Sgt. Eulis Eugene Smith
S/Sgt. James Allison Travis
S/Sgt. W O Timmons
Sgt. Alcide Danos
Sgt. Russell E Moore
PFC George L Morton
(Rank unk.) James Meador Tennille
(Rank unk.) Joseph Vied
*****
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