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Date: | Thursday 6 February 1964 |
Time: | 09:20 |
Type: | Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 9th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 52-366 |
MSN: | 174 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) Elmore County, Idaho. -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) Elmore County, Idaho |
Destination airport: | Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) Idaho |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft took off at 09:20 hrs. on a co-pilot proficiency training flight and with fog limiting visibility to a quarter of a mile, the aircraft crashed just 100 yards off the end of the runway, skidding a quarter of a mile, shedding engines and bursting into flames killing the 4 aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Lt. Col. Daniel W Wolf; Co-pilot, Capt. Virgil R. Krull; Navigator, Lt. Frederick L. Butler and Check/Co-pilot, Lt. George Toffell.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org B.47.com, Newspapers.com
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jet-Age-Man-Operations-Early-ebook/dp/B00COCM0XW#reader_B00COCM0XW Orlando Evening Star 7th February 1964
The Times News 6th & 7th February 1964
Idaho State Journal 7th February 1964
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Mar-2020 17:54 |
Peter Clarke |
Added |
25-Mar-2020 14:58 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
07-Jul-2020 13:48 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Jul-2020 15:51 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |