ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233934
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Date: | Tuesday 8 November 1960 |
Time: | 02:05 |
Type: | Boeing EB-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 301st BWg USAF |
Registration: | 53-1886 |
MSN: | 300 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Lockbourne Air Force Base (now Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Lockbourne AFB (KLCK) Ohio |
Destination airport: | Lockbourne AFB (KLCK) OH |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was taking off on a routine ECM training mission, when at a height of 50 ft. and 9,000 ft. down the runway the right wing dropped and the aircraft crashed, burst into flames, and exploded, killing Capt. Booker N. Vass, Aircraft Commander. - 1st. Lt. Curtis T Ford, Co-Pilot. - Capt. Russell Walton Cross, Navigator. - Capt. Mark L. La Points , ECM Operator. - T-Sgt. William H. Reed, ECM Technician.
Sources:
B.47.com,
https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Dayton Daily News OH - 8th November 1960
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Mar-2020 19:57 |
Peter Clarke |
Added |
25-Mar-2020 14:15 |
Xindel XL |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
15-Apr-2021 06:30 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
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