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Date: | Sunday 18 June 1961 |
Time: | evening |
Type: | Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 307th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 53-2111 |
MSN: | 44457 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Lincoln AFB (now Lincoln Airport (KLNK)) Lancaster County -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB (KLNK) Lancaster County,Nebraska |
Destination airport: | Lincoln AFB (KLNK) Lancaster County,Nebraska |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft had just lifted off from Lincoln Air Force Base, for a local routine navigation training flight, when it crashed and exploded to the south of the base, close to Highway US-6, a drive in movie and a trailer park.
One crewman, Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. Thomas Wesner ejected safely from the aircraft, his parachute opening just before landing and was able to walk away without injury. Three aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Capt. Russell M. Hoist; Co-pilot, Capt. Allan H. Matson and Navigator, Capt. Albert Marinich were killed in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Fermont Tribune, NE - 19th June 1961
Lincoln Star, NE - 21st June 1961
Lincoln Journal Star, NE - 19th June 1961
Beatrice Daily Sun, NE - 19th June 1961
Passauer Neue Presse 20 June 1961, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Jun-2013 10:49 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
05-Jun-2013 11:06 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
19-Dec-2015 20:28 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
25-Jun-2020 23:33 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
05-Jul-2020 20:41 |
Digger |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
01-Apr-2022 09:03 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative] |