What the records say
- When
- 16 May 1946
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.99° N, 122.62° W
- Description
- 1946 aviation accident
Fairfax, California B-17 crash
1946 aviation accident
Early on the morning of May 16, 1946, a U.S. Army B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft crashed into White Hill near Fairfax, California. Two men were killed and six seriously injured. There were reports that the B-17 was carrying nuclear weapons materials for the Operation Crossroads tests at Bikini Atoll, but these reports were not confirmed.
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