Accident Boeing B-47E Stratojet 52-0023,
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Date:Monday 8 February 1954
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic b47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Owner/operator:22nd BWg USAF
Registration: 52-0023
MSN: 43638
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:One mile east of RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:March AFB, California, USA
Destination airport:RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
B-47E Stratojet 52-0023 of 22nd BW, March AFB, CA: The aircraft struck a tree on the approach one mile east of Upper Heyford, cart-wheeled, and crashed. All 4 crew killed

Sources:

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
2. https://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jun-2013 09:07 Uli Elch Added
06-Jun-2013 09:09 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative]
04-Oct-2013 18:31 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Dec-2019 08:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
04-Apr-2020 23:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
20-Dec-2020 12:56 Jixon Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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