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1.2 Flood of 1955. 1.3 1961 B-52 airplane crash. 1.4 1976 school bus crash. ... Yuba City also elected the first Sikh American Mayor in the United States, ...
The storm's toll on Sutter County was severe. At 12:04 a.m. on December 24, 1955, a levee on the west bank of the Feather River, at Shanghai Bend, collapsed and a wall of water 21 feet high entered the county, flooding 90 percent of Yuba City and the farmlands in the southern Yuba City basin.
The crash killed eight of the nine crew on board; the co-pilot, Captain Joseph L. Church, parachuted to safety. The crash was believed to have been caused by overstressing the wings and/or airframe during an exercise designed to test the pilot's reflexes. This was the fourth crash involving a B-52 in eleven months. [5] [6] [7]
May 25—The history of Yuba Water Agency and Yuba County is portrayed in a new documentary that premiered Monday night for area officials and others who have worked to help protect the ...
1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash; G. ... 1961 Yuba City B-52 crash This page was last edited on 27 March 2013, at 04:34 (UTC). Text ...
New Bullards Bar Dam was built on the North Yuba River in response to the huge flood of December 1955, [20] which destroyed much of Yuba City. [21] Completed in 1969, the 645 ft (197 m) high concrete arch dam is one of the tallest dams in the United States, replacing and submerging the old Bullards Bar Dam.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 7:50 a.m. near the corner of S. Walton Ave. and Cherry St., in the southwestern side of the city.
Oct. 31—The Yuba City Police Department provided details Tuesday on a multi-vehicle crash that took place on Sunday morning that resulted in at least one person's death, including confirmation ...