ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60609
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| Date: | Friday 6 August 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E-II Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 51st BSqn /68th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2383 |
| MSN: | 450430 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles of RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
B-47E Stratojet 51-2382 of 51st BS, 68th BW, 806th Air Division based at Lake Charles AFB, LA Crashed on takeoff from RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK when aircraft stalled. All four on board killed
Crew:
Capt. William A. Catto (Aircraft Captain)
Capt. Don W. Johnson (Co-Pilot)
1st Lt. Elon Friedman (observer)
S/Sgt. Kennie Varney (crew chief)
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214721/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/B-47.html
4. http://www.accident-report.com/world/europe/uk/uk54.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1962 | 51-2377 | 306th BWg USAF | 0 | near Hominy Creek, Osage County, OK |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2013 20:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2019 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Feb-2021 10:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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