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Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1955 |
Time: | 20:30 |
Type: | Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 44th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 52-029 |
MSN: | 43644 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 47 miles south of Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Lake Charles AFB (now Chennault International Airport (KCWF)), La |
Destination airport: | Lake Charles AFB (KCWF) Louisiana |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Collided with B-47E 51-7006 and crashed in sea. One crewman died after bailing out from 51-7006, which landed serious damaged at base.
The aircraft was on a routine refuelling training flight at 15000 ft. when it lost height and crashed onto B-47 51-7006 flying below, before spinning off and crashing into the Gulf of Mexico 30 miles South of Cameron LA; killing Maj. Jean S. Pierson, Aircraft Commander, Capt. David O. Crump, Co-pilot and 1st. Lt. Rodney P Egelston, Observer-Bombardier.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/ El Litoral 6 January 1955, p1/7 January 1955, p1
B.47.com,
https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
the Sandusky Register OH - 6th January 1955
The Waco News-Tribune, TX - 7th January 1955
Bedford Daily-Times Mail IN - 6th January 1955
The Dothaneagle, Al - 6th January 1955
Lake Charles American-Press 6th January 1955
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Jun-2013 09:07 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
06-Jun-2013 09:10 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative] |
14-Mar-2015 16:57 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
14-Mar-2015 16:59 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
26-Mar-2020 07:35 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jul-2020 16:29 |
Digger |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |