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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-7082 |
| MSN: | 450625 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 45 mi from Pagwa, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock AFB, AR |
A formation of B-47s from Little Rock AFB were tasked to fly a simulated attack over northern Ontario and the Central US. Ground controllers at Pagwa Radar Station directed two F-102s from Kincheloe AFB, MI to interecet one of the B-47s. A second B-47 was flying too close to the targeted aircraft and appeared as one blib on the ground radar screens. After the intercept, the fighters were told to peel off. They did a climbing turn into the sun and one the F-102s, 56-1473, collided with the second B-47, cutting off its tail. Both aircraft crashed into the forest 45 miles NE of Pagwa, Ontario. The pilot and copilot of the B-47 ejected and were rescued, but the navigator and second copilot were killed as was the F-102 pilot who has never been found. The B-47 wings and fueselage are approximately 2.6 miles from the tail section. The fuselage is located and wings are located at 50°20'43.8"N 84°17'23.6"W and the tail section at 50°20'39.8"N 84°13'52.8"W.
The crew of the B-47 were:
Captain Roy Miner, pilot, rescued
1st Lt. Theodore C. Adams Co-Pilot, rescued
1st Lt. Hunt navigator, killed
1st Lt. Horn extra Co-Pilot, killed
Sources:
The Evening Independent 18 December 1959, p1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listpages/airforce/asp/AF56_Years56-59.asp
https://www.elliotlaketoday.com/columns/back-roads-bill/back-roads-bill-shows-us-another-piece-from-a-65-year-old-puzzle-7250872
https://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2017 18:42 | TB | Added |
| 13-Nov-2017 18:48 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 17:50 | Cosmo | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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