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| Date: | Monday 28 February 1955 |
| Time: | c. midnight |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0045 |
| MSN: | 43660 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lake Charles, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Charleston AFB, LA |
Crashed onto houses.
Sources:
Diário de Lisboa 1 March 1955, p16
Madera Tribune 1 March 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2013 09:07 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 09:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2017 18:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2017 16:00 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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