ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156338
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 376th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0397 |
| MSN: | 450682 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, (UHF/EGUA) |
| RAF Upper Heyford, (UHF/EGUA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 2nd August 1955, USAF B-47E Stratojet 52-0397 of the 376th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Lousiana, crashed during takeoff at RAF Upper Heyford, and was badly damaged. While up on a crane being repaired, the cable snapped and the aircraft broke its spine. Later was gutted for parts and the hulk was sold to an English scrap dealer.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
3. http://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2013 10:00 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 06-Jun-2013 12:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2017 01:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2019 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 16:05 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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