ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60605
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 October 1957 |
| Time: | 11:09 |
| Type: |  Boeing DB-47B-1 Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 321 BW/447 Sqn USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2177 |
| MSN: | 450230/43632 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles NW Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pinecastle AFB, FL |
| Pinecastle AFB, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed due to inflight brake-up in high speed demonstration, killing Col Michael McCoy, the wing commander at Pinecastle AFB, and 3 others. Pinecastle AFB was renamed McCoy AFB in his honour.
Details about the crash (USAF Form 14 and attachments) were classified for five decades, supposedly because they would have revealed defects in the B-47. Recent information released under FOIA show that the investigation (Official Air Force Accident Report)
lists the cause as Pilot Error, blaming Col McCoy for the crash. Passenger was RAF Gp. Cpt John Woodroffe. V bomber detachment commander.
Sources:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/acrobat/2007-10/33050600.pdf
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2009 22:41 | jdanthony | Updated |
| 05-Jun-2013 08:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 15:03 | ABBA | Updated [Operator] |
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