Was Convair / General Dynamics Convair — Historic San Diego CA (B-24 Liberator, F-102, F-106, B-58 Hustler, Atlas ICBM) asbestos documented in litigation?

Convair / General Dynamics Convair — Historic San Diego CA (B-24 Liberator, F-102, F-106, B-58 Hustler, Atlas ICBM) is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Convair / General Dynamics Convair — Historic San Diego CA (B-24 Liberator, F-102, F-106, B-58 Hustler, Atlas ICBM) asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Convair / General Dynamics Convair — Historic San Diego CA (B-24 Liberator, F-102, F-106, B-58 Hustler, Atlas ICBM) products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

Historic San Diego CA and Fort Worth TX airframe plants that produced the B-24 Liberator, B-36 Peacemaker, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-106 Delta Dart, B-58 Hustler supersonic bomber, and Atlas ICBM, allegedly built with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, brake friction, and sprayed fireproofing

⚖ Litigation Record1943-1994 (Consolidated Vultee / Convair 1943-1954; General Dynamics Convair 1954-1994)Plaintiffs alleged asbestos-containing pipe covering, block insulation, heat-treat furnace linings, gaskets, packing, sprayed structural fireproofing, and aircraft brake friction at Convair / General Dynamics Convair San Diego CA and Fort Worth TX airframe plants

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Convair — formed in 1943 as Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, renamed Convair in 1954, and acquired by General Dynamics that same year to become General Dynamics Convair Division (1954-1994) — operated massive airframe plants at San Diego CA (Lindbergh Field / Kearny Mesa) and Fort Worth TX (the “Air Force Plant 4” complex adjacent to Carswell AFB). Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Convair San Diego CA and Fort Worth TX airframe plants were built and maintained with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, packing, brake friction, and sprayed structural fireproofing.

Convair’s product line spanned the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber (over 18,000 built — the most-produced American aircraft of WWII, at San Diego and Fort Worth), the B-32 Dominator, the postwar B-36 Peacemaker intercontinental bomber (Fort Worth), the F-102 Delta Dagger and F-106 Delta Dart supersonic delta-wing interceptors, the B-58 Hustler Mach-2 nuclear bomber, the F-111 Aardvark (Fort Worth), and the Atlas ICBM / Atlas launch vehicle family — America’s first operational intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle for the Mercury astronaut program. Alleged asbestos-containing materials at Convair plants included pipe covering and block insulation on plant steam and process piping; heat-treat furnace insulation and refractory linings in aluminum and titanium heat-treatment; sprayed fireproofing on structural steel and rocket-assembly high-bay framing; gaskets and packing in plant utility systems; brake friction linings on cranes, tugs, and industrial vehicles; and asbestos millboard, cloth, and rope used in engine-installation, firewall, and rocket-nozzle insulation work.

Product Description

Plaintiffs alleged that B-24 Liberator, B-36 Peacemaker, F-102, F-106, and B-58 Hustler wheel brake friction pads, engine gaskets, and firewall thermal insulation contained chrysotile asbestos and released respirable fiber during Army Air Forces, Air Force, and Strategic Air Command depot maintenance.

Workers Exposed

Aircraft assemblers, sheet-metal workers, machinists, pipefitters, insulators, electricians, millwrights, heat-treat operators, and maintenance workers at Convair San Diego CA and Fort Worth TX plants allegedly worked in and around asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, and fireproofing. Air Force mechanics who serviced Convair aircraft and Atlas ICBM ground-support crews allegedly disturbed asbestos brake friction, engine gaskets, and rocket-motor insulation.

If You Worked at Convair / General Dynamics Convair

If you or a family member worked at a Convair San Diego CA or Fort Worth TX plant or serviced Convair aircraft or the Atlas ICBM and later developed mesothelioma or lung cancer, you may have claims against Convair / General Dynamics successors and other alleged asbestos defendants.

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Product Facts

Trade NameHistoric San Diego CA and Fort Worth TX airframe plants that produced the B-24 Liberator, B-36 Peacemaker, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-106 Delta Dart, B-58 Hustler supersonic bomber, and Atlas ICBM, allegedly built with asbestos-containing thermal insulation, gaskets, brake friction, and sprayed fireproofing

Years Produced1943-1994 (Consolidated Vultee / Convair 1943-1954; General Dynamics Convair 1954-1994)

Asbestos ContentPlaintiffs alleged asbestos-containing pipe covering, block insulation, heat-treat furnace linings, gaskets, packing, sprayed structural fireproofing, and aircraft brake friction at Convair / General Dynamics Convair San Diego CA and Fort Worth TX airframe plants

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets Spray-Fireproofing Brake-Friction

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Aircraft AssemblersSheet-Metal WorkersMachinistsPipefittersInsulatorsElectriciansMillwrights

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