ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156296
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1958 |
| Time: | 00:33 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47B Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 19th Bomb Wg USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2349 |
| MSN: | 450402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Savannah, Georgia. -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Homestead AFB, FL |
| Hunter AFB, GA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a practice exercise, a USAF North American F-86L Sabre (52-10108) fighter plane collided with a Boeing B-47B Stratojet bomber (51-2349) carrying a nuclear bomb (3.4 tons). To protect the aircrew from a possible detonation in the event of a crash, the bomb was jettisoned in sea near the island of Tybee
The F-86 crashed after the pilot ejected from the plane. The B-47 emergency landed at Hunter Air Force Base.
Crew:
Maj. Howard RICHARDSON (pilot) USAF - Ok
1Lt. Robert LAGERSTROM (2.pilot) USAF - Ok
Capt. Leland WOOLARD (RO/nav.) USAF - Ok
Sources:
1.https://avgeekery.com/broken-arrow-the-nuclear-bomb-that-was-lost-and-never-found/
- JF Baugher
- Wikipedia: Tybee Island B-47 crash
Toledo Blade 5 February 1958, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 17:43 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 19:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2014 07:22 | Mark Sublette | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2017 20:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2019 20:08 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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