ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174631
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1956 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 509th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-1831 |
| MSN: | 245 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles south of Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico. -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico |
| Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following take on a routine training mission from Walker AFB, fire broke out in several engines and the aircraft crashed, exploded and burst into flames on a ranch 10 miles south of the base. The four aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Everett F. Malone, Pilot, 1st. Lt. John R. Cosby, Observer, Capt. Leonard Tuori, and A1C, Franklin R Shultz, safely evacuated the aircraft.
Sources:
El Litoral 6 February 1956, p1
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Carlsbad Current-Argus, NM - 6th February 1956
Clovis News-Journal, NM - 6th February 1956
Alburquerque Journal. NM - 7th February 1956
Las Vegas Daily Optic, NM - 6th February 1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2015 19:55 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jun-2020 06:24 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2020 16:37 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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