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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-7073 |
| MSN: | 450616 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barksdale AFB, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Marietta, GA |
Stalled, crashed and burned on takeoff due to fuel CG management malfunction.
Sources:
Gettysburg Times 1 June 1955, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2013 08:25 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 08:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2017 18:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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