ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156279
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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1955 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47B Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 3520th CCTW USAF |
| Registration: | 51-2086 |
| MSN: | 450139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile east of Braman, North Oklahoma -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | McConnell AFB (KIAB) Wichita, Kansas |
| McConnell AFB (KIAB) Wichita, Kansas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and burnt during training flight.
The aircraft was seen to barrel-roll before crashing and exploding 1 mile East of Braman, Kay County, North Oklahoma, 8 miles South of the Kansas border and 100 miles North of Oklhoma City.
killing, Capt. Wayne E. Andrew, Aircraft Commander, 1st. Lt. Joseph C. Cook, Co-pilot and Capt. William C. Berry, Observer.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 7 January 1955, p1+6
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
The Waco News-Tribune, TX - 7th January 1955
Valley Morning Star, TX - 7th January 1955
Great Bend Tribune, KS - 7th January 1955
Clovis News-Journal, NM - 7th January 1955
The Ponca City News OK - 6th January 1955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 16:07 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 16:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2019 20:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 07:35 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2020 16:33 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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