ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156309
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| Date: | Thursday 10 June 1954 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 51-5252 |
| MSN: | 450537 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 mi SE of Oujda -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nouasseur Air Base (LFOE), Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa. |
| Nouasseur Air Base (LFOE), Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control after refuelling due to pilot vertigo and crashed. 44th Bombardement Wing.
The aircraft, with a crew of three, had just finished re-fuelling on a routine night training flight out of Nouasseur Air Base, Morocco, when it went out of control and crashed 15 miles southeast of Oujda, Morocco. William G. Jacques, Aircraft Commander was killed in the crash. 1st. Lt. Gene A. Hardman, Pilot, ejected, Capt. Raymond T. Toerpe, Observer, bailed out, both men parachuting to safety but with serious injuries.
The aircraft was on deployment from Lake Charles Air Force Base, (KCWF), Louisiana on the 90 day SAC rotational Squadron dispersal alert program of the 1950's. to Nouasseur Air Base (LFOE) the North Africa USAF Base.
Sources:
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Nouasseur Air Base/1945-1991: Cold War World Wiki/ Fandom.
L'Echo d'Oran 11+12 June 1954
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2013 08:25 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 08:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 06:28 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 06:59 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2020 06:59 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2020 16:19 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2020 07:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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