ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47787
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| Date: | Friday 7 February 1964 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-52B-10-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 52-0009 |
| MSN: | 16499 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tranquillity, W of San Joaquin, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Castle AFB, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
RB-52B s/n 52‑0009 of 93rd BW based at Castle AFB, Merced, California. Crashed on February 7 1964 at or near Tranquillity, west of San Joaquin, Fresno due to fire in hydraulic system. All 7 crew ejected and landed within a 20 mile radius.
Pilot set aircraft on a heading to open sea, however the bomber crashed in a farmers rice field in the area of Tranquility, west of San Joequin, California.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Oct-2009 23:03 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2012 03:21 | BalderRask | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2013 23:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2017 17:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2018 17:17 | gkountz | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 18:00 | wf | Updated [Cn] |
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