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| Date: | Friday 28 February 1958 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-6204 |
| MSN: | 4501345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Greenham Common, Near Newbury, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Greenham Common, Near Newbury, Berkshire |
B-47E 53-6216 developed problems shortly after takeoff and jettisoned its two 1,700 gallon external fuel tanks. They missed their designated safe impact area and one hit a hangar whilst the other struck the ground 65ft (20m) behind a parked B-47E. Two killed and two injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 12:46 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 13:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2013 13:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, ] |
| 04-Oct-2013 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2013 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, ] |
| 22-Nov-2017 21:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2020 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, ] |
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