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| Date: | Sunday 11 November 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-47H Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 343rd SRSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 53-4297 |
| MSN: | 4501321 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MacDill AFB (KMCF), Tampa, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MacDill AFB (KMCF) FL |
Crashed off end of runway.
All crew killed.
The aircraft was on temporary assignment from the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas and was taking off on Sunday the 11th November on a routine training mission manned by 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron aircrew, Pilot - Captain W.E. Wyatt, Co-pilot - Captain W.C. Maxwell and Navigator - 1st Class Lt. R.M Rial
Sources:
1. JF Baugher
2. Orlando Sentinal FL - 12th November 1962
3. Miami News - 12th.November 1962
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 12:46 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 13:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2020 20:02 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:43 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator, ] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:31 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator, ] |
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