Accident Boeing B-47H Stratojet 53-4283, Friday 10 February 1956
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Date:Friday 10 February 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic b47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-47H Stratojet
Owner/operator:55th SRW USAF
Registration: 53-4283
MSN: 4501307
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ellsworth AFB (RCA/KRCA)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 10 February 1956, p1
https://B-47.com

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10 February 1957 53-4283 United States Air Force - USAF 4 Ellsworth AFB, SD w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-May-2019 20:14 TB Added
10-Feb-2020 20:44 Peter Clarke Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ]
12-Feb-2020 12:07 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator, ]

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