ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156374
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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1957 |
| Time: | 03:15 . |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 90th Strategic Reconna? USAF |
| Registration: | 52-753 |
| MSN: | 450974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Forbes AFB (KFOE) Shawnee County, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Forbes AFB, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA |
| Forbes AFB, Shawnee County, Kansas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following return to Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, after a routine training flight, the aircraft ground looped after touch down collapsing the landing gear, the aircraft caught fire and was destroyed. The four aircrew, Maj. H. B. Williams, Capt. R. K. Rhodes, 1st. Lt. J. M. Birmingham and A1-C, I. C. Swamp, safely evacuated the aircraft without injury.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Garden City Telegram KS - 10th August 1957
Salina Journal KS - 9th August 1957
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2013 08:11 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 07-Jun-2013 08:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2017 19:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2020 23:09 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2020 20:21 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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