ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156247
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 February 1961 |
| Time: | 18:36 |
| Type: |  Boeing EB-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 301st BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-2169 |
| MSN: | 44515 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Horse Cave City, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lockbourne AFB (now Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) (KLCK), |
| Lockbourne AFB (KLCK) Ohio | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft took off from Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, at 17.30 hrs; Tuesday 21st February for a 6 hour routine radar training mission. During a refuelling exercise with a KC-97 at 15000 ft. a fire broke out at the B47 refuelling probe location, during disconnection, (as witnessed by Navigator, Lt. Crawford the surviving crew member) and the aircraft in a ball of flames went into a spin. Lt. Herman L Crawford bailed out at 7000 ft. parachuting to safety, sustaining a broken arm when landing. The aircraft exploded mid-air and crashed at 18.36 hrs; 1½ miles south of Northtown School, 7 miles northwest of Horse Cave City and on the edge of the Mammoth Cave National Park, southern Kenucky. Four aircrew were killed in the crash, Aircraft Commander, Capt. William Gillespie; Co-pilot, Lt. Edward P. Shuller; Instructor Pilot, Capt. George R. McKemey and Instructor Navigator, Capt. Arthur T. Bagby.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
The Courier-Journal, KT - 22nd/23rd. February 1961
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 11:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 11:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2017 09:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Jun-2020 17:22 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2020 20:47 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2021 06:33 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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