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Date: | Thursday 3 July 1952 |
Time: | 08:45 . |
Type: | Boeing B-47B Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 306th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 50-065 |
MSN: | 450080 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3½ miles northwest Myakka City, Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MacDill AFB (KMCF) Tampa, Florida |
Destination airport: | MacDill AFB (KMCF) Tampa, Florida |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Following take off at 08.10 hrs. from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, on routine training flight, the aircraft suffered engine problems at 2000 ft. and went into a 45°dive, crashing and exploding at 08.45 hrs. 3½ miles northwest of Myakka, Florida, 40 miles south of MacDill AFB.
Three aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Howard T. Weeks; Co-pilot, Capt. Herbert J. Johnson and Observer, Maj. Raymond R.Hagar were killed in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Tallahassee Democrat - 3rd July 1952
Fort Lauderdale News - 3rd July 1952
Miami News, FL - 3rd July 1952
Tampa Bay Times, FL - 3rd July 1952
Tampa Bay Tribune, FL - 4th July 1952
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05-Jun-2013 16:07 |
Uli Elch |
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05-Jun-2013 16:26 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
04-Oct-2013 19:55 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Nov-2017 15:12 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Nov-2017 16:57 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Source] |
29-Jun-2020 17:29 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jul-2020 10:19 |
Digger |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |