ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 112234
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1951 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: | North American B-45A-5-NA Tornado |
| Owner/operator: | 322d SRSqn /91st SRWg USAF |
| Registration: | 47-041 |
| MSN: | 147-43441 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barksdale AFB, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tinker AFB, OK |
| Barksdale AFB, LA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The B-45A crashed during a night landing due to engine failure and burst into flames, killing all three crew members instantly. The base firemen recovered their bodies after the fire was extinguished, but four hours later the wreckage caught fire again. An explosion occured when a fire truck of the 301st Air Installation Squadron arrived at the scene and 1st Sgt. William H. Shelton was mortally injured when thrown from the top of the truck by the blast.
The crew members were:
Pilot Capt. Melvin W. Kaiser, Lamberton, Minn.
Co-pilot, 2/Lt. Lloyd R. Heberling, Los Angeles, Calif.
Navigator, Capt. K. E. NEVILLE, Takeha, Tex.
Sources:
1. http://www3.gendisasters.com/louisiana/15467/shreveport-la-bomber-crash-mar-1951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 05:26 | Tetrapack | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:33 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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