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Date: | Tuesday 17 September 1957 |
Time: | c. |
Type: | Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 380th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 51-15811 |
MSN: | 8 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gulf of St. Lawrence, -
Canada
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Plattsburgh AFB (now Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) Ne |
Destination airport: | Plattsburgh AFB (KPBG) New York |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:While on a routine refuelling training mission out of Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, the pilot Capt. Ray Cable informed control that they were about to ditch in the Gulf of St Lawrence 100 miles northeast of Sydney, Nova Scotia, with no reason being given and he ordered the crew to eject. Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. William Stevenson was the only survivor, being recovered by seaplane. The Pilot, Capt. Ray T. Cable and Navigator/Bombardier, Capt. Paul Pascal were lost and not recovered.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org B.47.com, Newspapers.com
The Shreveport Journal, LA - 18th September 1957
The Kingston Daily Freeman, NY - 18th September 1957
Star Gazette, NY - 18th September 1957
Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 18th September 1957
Youngstown Vindicator 18 September 1957, p14
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Jun-2013 08:25 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
06-Jun-2013 08:58 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
31-Oct-2017 19:17 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
05-Jun-2019 19:34 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-Jun-2020 20:03 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
05-Jul-2020 20:24 |
Digger |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |