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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1956 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0565 |
| MSN: | 450850 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Salinas, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Smoky Hill AFB, KS |
Crashed and burnt in a wheat field returning from routine training flight due to severe wind condition.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 26 JUne 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2013 08:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 07-Jun-2013 08:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2014 18:27 | mrsteve | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-May-2019 20:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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