ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153509
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 March 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | North American B-45A-5-NA Tornado |
| Owner/operator: | 85th BSqn /47th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 47-072 |
| MSN: | 147-43472 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk |
| RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The engine #1 of the B-45A caught fire and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after the fire spread to engine #2. All crew members survived: Pilot Maj. Keith Conley, co-pilot 1st Lt. Edwin Lacy Phillips and navigator Billy R. Ross
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
2. http://www.accident-report.com/world/europe/uk/uk56.html
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/Post55/1956.htm
4. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/B-45.html
5. http://military.sakura.ne.jp/aircraft/photo2/2_b-45.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 06:11 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 25-Feb-2013 07:37 | Tetrapack | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2013 23:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Jun-2020 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 11-Jun-2020 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 21-May-2021 09:49 | Yelush | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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