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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 1960 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0716 |
| MSN: | 450937 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Perrin, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Forbes AFB |
| Forbes AFB |
Crashed when flew into thunderstorm after losing all hydraulics.
2 killed 2 ejected to safety
Sources:
I am the son of one of the dead
Have researched this and have seen the Air Force crash report
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2013 08:10 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 07-Jun-2013 08:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2018 19:50 | WFWELLMAN | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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