ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48297
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| Date: | Sunday 15 October 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52G-100-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 4241st Strategic Wg SAC USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0196 |
| MSN: | 464264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Seymour Johnson AFB, NC |
| Seymour Johnson AFB,NC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-52G Stratofortress s/n 58‑0196 callsign "Pogo 22" of 4241st Strategic Wing, SAC, USAF, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C
Missing (presumed lost/crashed and destroyed) off Newfoundland coast into Atlantic Ocean on night of October 14/15 1961. Cause of loss not determined. Part of a mock attack force during "Sky Shield II" exercise
All eight crew missing, presumed lost:
Captain Roland C. Starke Jr. (Aircraft Captain)
1st Lieutenant Kenneth L. Payne (Pilot)
Captain Paul D. Fellows Jr. (Radar Navigator)
Lieutenant Richard C. Wiksell (Navigator)
Lieutenant Dean A. Upp (EWO)
Staff Sergeant Helmut Christ (Gunner)
Airman 1st Class Francis B. Jones (Maintenance Specialist)
Lieutenant Gary W. Sprague (Navigator)
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/1958.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2013 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2013 13:13 | Densprague | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 18:57 | Don | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 13-Nov-2014 19:09 | mcw1810 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2017 07:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 16:33 | wf | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 24-Feb-2020 17:19 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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