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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 1959 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-2319 |
| MSN: | 4501132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi from Mountain Home AFB, ID -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis Monthan AFB, AZ (07:15) |
Crashed into sagebrush fladlands of southwestern Idaho. Engine failures. 43rd Bomb Wing Commander Col. Herbert Shingler; Capt. James Hartley, Jr.; Cpt. Charles A. Walker; 1st Lt. Oscar Tucker, Jr. were all killed in the crash.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 3 April 1959, p2
Toledo Blade 3 April 1959, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2015 17:45 | TB | Added |
| 25-Oct-2017 16:44 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2017 17:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 18-Nov-2017 19:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Feb-2024 07:21 | ErinBlackman | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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