ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156321
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| Date: | Monday 26 September 1960 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-047 |
| MSN: | 43662 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tampa Bay, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MacDill AFB (KMCF) Tampa, Florida |
| MacDill AFB (KMCF) Florida | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in Bay of Tampa. Crew ejected. Two SAR helicopters crashed too.
Whilst flying low over Tampa Bay, Florida one of the aircraft's port engines exploded in flames, as the aircraft started rolling out of control the three aircrew, Lt. Roland Korte, Aircraft Commander - 1st. Lt. William W. Simmons, Co-Pilot - Lt. Harry A. Sheffield, Navigator, bailed out, parachuting into the bay.
A U S Coast Guard helicopter from St. Petersburg Air Station, with three aircrew onboard, attended the crash scene but during the rescue attempt it suffered a malfunction and also crashed into the bay. A second Coast Guard helicopter was called to the crash scene but when 5 miles away it also suffered a malfunction and crashed into the bay. The six aircrew from the B-47 and the first helicopter were safely rescued by Mr Rex Singleton and his son Robert, who had witnessed the aircraft crash into the bay from their home, in their small motor launch,
The aircrew from the second helicopter were safely picked up by another rescue boat.
Sources:
La Nacion 28 September 1960, p14
The Miami Herald FL - 27th September 1960
Images:
RAF Brize Norton (BZZ/EGVN) 3rd March 1957
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2013 09:07 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 09:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2017 14:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2020 19:38 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 14-Mar-2020 10:54 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:11 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-May-2022 12:35 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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