Date:	Sunday 18 June 1961
Time:	evening
Type:	Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Owner/operator:	307th BWg USAF
Registration:	53-2111
MSN:	44457
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Lincoln AFB (now Lincoln Airport (KLNK)) Lancaster County -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Lincoln AFB (KLNK) Lancaster County,Nebraska
Destination airport:	Lincoln AFB (KLNK) Lancaster County,Nebraska
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The aircraft had just lifted off from Lincoln Air Force Base, for a local routine navigation training flight, when it crashed and exploded to the south of the base, close to Highway US-6, a drive in movie and a trailer park.
One crewman, Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. Thomas Wesner ejected safely from the aircraft, his parachute opening just before landing and was able to walk away without injury. Three aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Capt. Russell M. Hoist; Co-pilot, Capt. Allan H. Matson and Navigator, Capt. Albert Marinich were killed in the crash.

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Fermont Tribune, NE - 19th June 1961
Lincoln Star, NE - 21st June 1961
Lincoln Journal Star, NE - 19th June 1961
Beatrice Daily Sun, NE - 19th June 1961
Passauer Neue Presse 20 June 1961, p2

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Jun-2013 10:49	Uli Elch	Added
05-Jun-2013 11:06	Uli Elch	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Dec-2015 20:28	TB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
25-Jun-2020 23:33	Peter Clarke	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jul-2020 20:41	Digger	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
01-Apr-2022 09:03	Anon.	Updated [Narrative]