ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174624
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 May 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E-60-BW Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 97th BW USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2442 |
| MSN: | 450495 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 12 miles southwest of Lands End, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biggs AFB, Texas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-47E-60-BW Stratojet 51-2442 of the 97th Bomb Wing, Biggs AFB, Texas crashed on 16-05-1956 when Number 6 engine failed, and then caught fire. Aircraft crashed in the English Channel, 12 miles southwest of Lands End, Cornwall. The crew was ordered to bailout, only the navigator survived.
Sources:
1. El Litoral 16 May 1956, p.1
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214721/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/B-47.html
4. https://www.abcdlist.nl/bw.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
6. https://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
7. http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=&content=B-47
8. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/b47stratojet_512045-512445.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2015 18:55 | TB | Added |
| 17-Mar-2015 19:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jul-2016 13:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2019 09:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2020 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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