Date:	Thursday 3 July 1952
Time:	08:45 .
Type:	Boeing B-47B Stratojet
Owner/operator:	306th BWg USAF
Registration:	50-065
MSN:	450080
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	3½ miles northwest Myakka City, Florida -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	MacDill AFB (KMCF) Tampa, Florida
Destination airport:	MacDill AFB (KMCF) Tampa, Florida
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Following take off at 08.10 hrs. from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, on routine training flight, the aircraft suffered engine problems at 2000 ft. and went into a 45°dive, crashing and exploding at 08.45 hrs. 3½ miles northwest of Myakka, Florida, 40 miles south of MacDill AFB.
Three aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Howard T. Weeks; Co-pilot, Capt. Herbert J. Johnson and Observer, Maj. Raymond R.Hagar were killed in the crash.

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Tallahassee Democrat - 3rd July 1952
Fort Lauderdale News - 3rd July 1952
Miami News, FL - 3rd July 1952
Tampa Bay Times, FL - 3rd July 1952
Tampa Bay Tribune, FL - 4th July 1952

http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Jun-2013 16:07	Uli Elch	Added
05-Jun-2013 16:26	Uli Elch	Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative]
04-Oct-2013 19:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Nov-2017 15:12	TB	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Nov-2017 16:57	TB	Updated [Location, Source]
29-Jun-2020 17:29	Peter Clarke	Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jul-2020 10:19	Digger	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]