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Date: | Wednesday 28 March 1956 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-47B-35-DT Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | 3520 FTW USAF |
Registration: | 51-2175 |
MSN: | 450228 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3 miles east of Wichita, Kansas -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | McConnell AFB (KIAB) KS |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed.
Exploded early morning and disintegrated mid air, crashing in flames on a farm North East of Wichita.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 28 March 1956, p1
https://B47.com -
www.joebaugher, USA Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
www.gendisasters.com -
www.newspapers.com, The Salina Journal / P Clarke
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2019 19:20 |
TB |
Added |
12-Feb-2020 14:05 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Jul-2020 20:41 |
Digger |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |