ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173855
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-29 Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 352nd BSqn /301st BGp USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fürstenfeldbruck AB -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Bavaria |
This period (May to July 1948) was bad for the 301st Bomb Group, most specifically for the 352nd Bomb Squadron, as it suffered three fatal aircraft accidents in quick succession
Taking off from Furstenfeldbruck on the night of 3 May, 1948, First Lieutenant Robert Hickman lost an engine and ran off the end of the runway. The B-29 burst into flames and was destroyed. S/Sgt Garnel C. Lockemy, the radio operator, was killed, and two other crew members were badly injured, while the remaining nine were unharmed
Sources:
1. El Litoral 4 May 1948, page 2 .
2. http://ww45.usafunithistory.com/PDF//0300/353%20BOMB%20SQ.pdf
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73998471/lockemy
4. Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Thursday, May 6, 1948 Page 1 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/117066597/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base#USAF_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2015 20:23 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jul-2017 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2017 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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