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| Date: | Monday 23 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 96th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-390 |
| MSN: | 198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Emigrant Mountain, MT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dyess AFB (KDYS) Abilene, TX |
| Dyess AFB (KDYS) Texas |
On a training mission out of Dyess AFB, the aircraft crashed and exploded, 20 miles West of Livingston and 15 miles North of Yellowstone National Park, at 8,500 ft. on the Southwest timber covered side of Emigrant Mountain (10,926 ft. peak), Southern Montana, setting off a forest fire which prevented early search efforts.
The four aircrew, Instructor Pilot - Captain J.W.Faulconer, Pilot - Lt. L.G. Sawyers, Co-Pilot - Lt. D.T. Sutton, Lt. F.J Hixenbaughand were killed in the crash.
Sources:
B.47.com
The Eagle TX - 24th July 1962
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2020 07:22 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:37 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-Apr-2021 13:53 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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