ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156253
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 376th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-2366 |
| MSN: | 4501179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lincoln AFB (now Lincoln Airport (KLNK) Lancaster County, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB, Lancaster County, NE |
| Lincoln AFB, Nebraska | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Moments after an early morning take off from Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, for a routine training mission, the aircraft crashed and exploded ¼ mile from the runway end, leaving a trail of wreckage for ¼ mile south, stopping within a ¼ mile of Interstate Highway 80.
The four aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Capt. Thomas E. Sutton; Co-pilot 1st. Lt. David C. Williams; Navigator, 1st. Lt. Terrance P. Murphy and Instructor/Check Navigator, Maj. John F. Sakry, were killed in the crash.
Sources:
- JF Baugherhttp://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Lincoln Journal Star, NE - 27th July 1964
Spokane Chronicle WA - 27th July 1964
The Evening Sun, MD - 27th July 1964
Globe Gazette, IA - 28th July 1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 11:22 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 11:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2020 17:42 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2020 21:06 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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