ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153514
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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1958 |
| Time: | 00:23 |
| Type: | North American B-45A Tornado |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 47-046 |
| MSN: | 147-43446 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi NW of Wood Walton, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, HUNTS, UK MAZZ(EGWZ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A mechanic, Airman 2nd class Vernon L. Morgan (21), boarded this B-45A and made an unauthorized take-off from RAF Alconbury. He had no flight training and was killed when the aircraft crashed onto a railway embankment about three minutes later. He departed downwind on runway 30 the active at the time was runway 12.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281955%E2%80%931959%29
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02580/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2013 06:59 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 25-Jan-2016 17:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 07:18 | J. FLEMING | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2020 16:31 | harro | Updated [Time] |
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