ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156308
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| Date: | Friday 6 August 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 51st BSqn /68th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2382 |
| MSN: | 450435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles of RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford AB, Gloucestershire (EGVA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) August 6, 1954: Stalled and crashed on takeoff from RAF Fairford AB. Spun into the ground and came down two miles from the air base. The B-47 was on TDY from 51st BS, 68th BW, 806th Air Division, Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana. All four crew on board killed. Crew of B-47E 51-2382 were
Crew:
Capt. William A. Catto (Airplane Commander)
Capt. Don W. Johnson (Co-Pilot)
1st Lt. Elon Friedman (Observer)
S/Sgt. Kennie Varney (Crew chief)
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
2. http://www.fairfordbase.org.uk/1950shtm/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
4. http://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
5. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?offset=75250
6. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/b47stratojet_512045-512445.html
7. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2013 08:25 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 08:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2017 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2019 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2020 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 06-Feb-2021 10:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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