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Date: | Tuesday 29 October 1957 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 310th BWg USAF |
Registration: | 53-6229 |
MSN: | 4501370 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 7½ miles southwest of Falun, Kansas, -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Schilling AFB (KSLN) (Smoky Hill AFB before 16/3/1957) Salina, Kansas |
Destination airport: | Schilling AFB (KSLN) Salina, Kansas |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft, on a routine training mission out of Schilling Air Force Base, Kansas, was witnessed spiralling down out of cloud and the three aircrew ejecting, before crashing 7½ miles southwest of Falun, Kansas. Two of the crew were killed, Co-pilot, Capt. Harold Horry and Observer, Capt. Bernard Rinebold. Injured Aircraft Commander, Capt. Bobby Hodges parachuted to safety.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org B.47.com, Newspapers.com
The Salina Journal, KS - 30th/31st October 1957
Diário de Lisboa 30 October 1957, p6
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 30 October 1957, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jul-2017 17:12 |
TB |
Added |
23-Jul-2017 20:46 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
18-Jun-2020 00:07 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jul-2020 16:52 |
Digger |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |