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| Date: | Monday 9 January 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing RB-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 4347th Combat Crew Trg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0766 |
| MSN: | 450987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | McConnell Air Force Base (KIAB), KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | McConnell AFB (KIAB), KS |
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Following a touch and go landing, during a training exercise, the right wing contacted the ground when climbing out causing the aircraft to cartwheel and crash
The three aircrew, Instructor Pilot-Captain B Foster, Student-2nd. Lt. R Robinsky and Student-1st Lt. J S Keller perished in the crash.
Sources:
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Salina Journal, KS - 10th January 1961
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2020 12:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:17 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 15-Apr-2021 06:31 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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