ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48395
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1972 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-80-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0625 |
| MSN: | 17308 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile N of McCoy AFB, Orlando, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McCoy AFB, Orlando, FL |
| McCoy AFB, Orlando, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
B-52D s/n 56-0625, call sign "SIR 21" Crashed and destroyed March 31 1972. In-flight fire in engine No.7 which spread to starboard wing; aircraft attempted emergency landing but crashed one mile short of McCoy AFB on final approach to runway 18R. Eight people on ground injured, & four houses destroyed, others damaged, in South Conway Road, Orlando
All 7 Crew killed:
Pilot/Commander: Capt Wendell W Campbell USAF killed.
Co-pilot: Capt Barry E Applebee USAF killed.
Nav: 1st/Lt Robert Heatherly USAF killed.
Nav/Inst: Lt/Col George P Gamache USAF killed.
Bdr: Maj James J Hammons USAF killed.
EWO: Maj William E Kesler USAF killed.
AG: M/Sgt Allen H Murray USAF killed.
Anthony Ellington, 10-year-old civilian, sustained 80 per cent burns, and died 3 days after crash from injuries sustained during the crash in a military hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Sources:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Historic-plaque-dedication-to-honor-crew/-/1637132/9931796/-/i3amw0/-/index.html
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-03-30/news/0120090021_1_worst-plane-crash-crash-site-crash-in-central
http://www.strategic-air-command.com/bases/McCoy_AFB.htm
http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=463342
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2009 01:26 | JINX | Updated |
| 13-Dec-2012 00:18 | Col. Costanza | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2013 16:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2014 19:13 | mgvenne | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:05 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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