ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60607
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| Date: | Sunday 1 May 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E-45-LM Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 303rd BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0386 |
| MSN: | 194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-47E-45-LM Stratojet, 52-0386, 303rd BW, United States Air Force (USAF), Davis Monthan AB, Arizona. Crashed and burned on takeoff from RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. All three crew escaped.
A USAF training film on YouTube details and shows the actual take off and crash of 52-0386, filmed by the RAF Fairford USAF Base camera man. Over the operating history of the B-47, 203 aircraft were lost in crashes, with 464 deaths. This represents approximately 10% of the total number produced
Sources:
1. Diário de Lisboa 2 May 1955, p16
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
3. https://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
5. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet#Accidents_and_incidents
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 09:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2013 08:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2017 17:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2020 17:45 | Peter Clake | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2020 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:07 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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