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Date: | Wednesday 26 November 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 53-4212 |
MSN: | 4501236 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Chennault AFB, LA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Caught fire and burned after JATO fired accidentally. Pilot and navigator killed. B-47E 53-1891 (cn305) possibly also involved when aircaft reported moved across the ramp and damaging two or three other B-47.
Sources:
The Bulletin 27 November 1958, p1/28 November 1958, p3
JFBaugher
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