ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195901
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 February 1963 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 98th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-563 |
| MSN: | 450848 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Comfrey, Minnesota -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB (now Lincoln Airport (KLNK)) Lancaster County,Nebrask |
| Lincoln AFB (KLNK) Lancaster County, Nebrask | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane crashed after engine failure.
All four crew members were killed, Capt. Donald J. Livington, Aircraft Commander; 1st. Lt. Michael Rebmann, Co-Pilot; 1st. Lt. Thomas Hallgarth, Navigator and Lt. Col. Lamar Ledbetter, Instructor Navigator, Commander of the 98th Electronics Squadron
Following a simulated low level bombing exercise over Heron Lake the aircraft crashed leaving a large crater, 3 miles North West of Comfrey
Sources:
http://www.dglobe.com/news/1423818-fifty-years-later-jet-crash-memorial-be-dedicated-comfrey
http://www.nujournal.com/life/lifestyle-feature/2017/06/04/b-47-crash-victims-not-forgotten/
srperspective.com - sleepyeyenews.com - en.wikipedia.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2017 07:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Feb-2020 20:01 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 17:03 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2020 20:44 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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