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| Date: | Friday 3 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 509th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0526 |
| MSN: | 450811 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pease AFB, Portsmouth, NH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pease AFB (KPSM) Newington, NH |
Moments after take off, for a training mission, the aircraft suffered engine power loss and crashed and burst into flames on the air base golf course
The three aircrew, Pilot-Captain E. S. Procknal, Co-Pilot-First Lt. E. W. Epps Jr. and Navigator-First Lt. E. R. Sowinski were killed in the crash.
Sources:
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
The Portsmouth Herald NH - 4th August 1962
Nashua Telegraph NH - 4th August 1962
The Boston Globe MA - 4th August 1962
News Journal OH - 6th August 1962
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2020 17:20 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:38 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 13-Sep-2023 11:33 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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