ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64159
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| Date: | Friday 31 August 1956 |
| Time: | 03:08 |
| Type: |  Boeing WB-50D Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 58th WRSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 49-0315 |
| MSN: | 16091 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 50 miles n orth of Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eielson AFB, AK |
| Eielson AFB, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This aircraft was orginially built as B-50D-115-BO, but later converted to a WB-50D weather recon aircraft.
The WB-50D crashed in a near vertical attitude on a group of small islands in the Susitna River about 1 hour after take off. No distress signals were received and no cause for this crash was ever determined.
All 11 crew members aboard were killed:
Pilot Capt Leonard N. Chapman, Jr.
Co-Pilot Maj Dale Richardson
Navigator Capt Everett E. Dyson
Navigator 2Lt William W. Faustlin
Weather Observer 1Lt William J. Wolters, Jr.
Flight Engineer MSgt Fred T. Gregg, Jr.
Auxiliary Crew Member TSgt Richard K. Brown
Dropsonde Operator SSgt Ronald R. Ragland
Radio Operator A2C Melvin O. Lindsey
Radio Operator A2C Elijah Spencer
Crew Chief A3C Douglas W. Maxon
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 1 September 1956, p2
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
http://www.awra.us/gallery-aug06-2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 10-Jul-2009 16:52 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-Jan-2014 18:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2014 16:04 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2017 13:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 15:45 | Tetrapack | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:12 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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