ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48337
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 19-JAN-1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52B-35-BO Stratofortress |
| Operator: | 334th BS, 95th Bomb Wing, USAF |
| Registration: | 53-0390 |
| C/n / msn: | 16869 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | north of Montichello, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Biggs AFB, TX |
Boeing B-52B-35-BO Stratofortress, 53-0390, c/n 16869, call sign FELON 22 of the 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Wing, Biggs AFB, Texas, crashed January 19, 1961 due to turbulence‑induced structural failure at high level, just north of Monticello, Utah.
Six of the seven crew survived: Capt. John P. Marsh (pilot), 1st Lt. Thomas A. Stout (co-pilot) bailed-out or ejected. Capt. Harold S. Bonneville (radar navigator) 2nd Lt. Jerome R. Calvert (navigator) bailed-out or ejected. 1st Lt. Ivan G. Petty (electronic warfare officer), T/Sgt. David A. Forsythe (gunner) and S/Sgt. Lionel A. Terry (flight engineer) had parachuted to safety, but the latter died of exposure
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1960%E2%80%931974)#1961
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/images/95th_BW.html
http://www.mwrforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=181182
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Oct-2009 22:12 | JINX | Updated |
| 12-Feb-2013 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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