ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233035
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing XB-47 Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | Boeing Aircraft Company |
| Registration: | 46-065 |
| MSN: | 15972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Larson Air Force Base (Moses Lake AFB before May 1950), Washington Sta -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Larson Air Force Base (Moses Lake AFB before My 1950), Washington State, USA |
| Larson Air Force Base (Moses Lake AFB before My 1950), Washington State, USA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This first prototype B-47 Stratojet was written off after crash landing and burning at Larson Air Force Base, the Boeing Company testing facility airfield, (formerly Moses Lake AF Base), on Saturday afternoon, 18th August 1951, following a test flight. The three aircrew escaped without injuries.
This is the first recorded crash of a B-47 Stratojet .
Some sources report this accident as the 11th May 1949 but on this date this aircraft lost its canopy when on a test flight, killing test pilot Edward Scott Osler.
Sources:
hhtp://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.hml
thisdayinaviation.com - B47 46-065
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/boeing-xb-47-stratojet/en.m.wikipedia.org - Larson Air Force Base
Newspapers.com
Spokane Chronicle, WA - 20th August 1951
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1949 | 46-065 | Boeing Aircraft Company | 1 | Moses Lake, Washington State | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2020 08:33 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 09-Jul-2020 23:44 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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