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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1961 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 303rd BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0296 |
| MSN: | 104 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near John Martin Reservoir, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA) Tucson, Arizona |
| Davis-Monthan AFB (KDMA) Arizona |
On the return flight to Davis-Monthan AFB from a high altitude simulated bombing mission, an engine exploded and burst into flames, as the aircraft was losing altitude, Pilot, 1st. Lt. Arluro Aviles Jn. and Navigator 1st. Lt. Larry Eastlund bailed out at 23000 ft parachuting to safety. The aircraft crashed 25 miles from Lamar near the John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River on the Southeast Colorado Plains. Aircraft Commander, 1st. Lt. Raymound E. Glaub and A I/C Richard Jones were killed.
Sources:
B.47.com
Daily Sentinal Grand Junction CO - 19th August 1961
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2020 20:34 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:23 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Apr-2021 08:05 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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