ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233426
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1964 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 384th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-321 |
| MSN: | 129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Little Rock AFB (KLRF) Jacksonville, Arkansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock AFB (KLRF) Jacksonville, Arkansas |
| Little Rock AFB (KLRF) Jacksonville, Arkansas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft had just taken off on a routine training mission, when it crashed and exploded 3 miles from Little Rock Air Force Base, one of the aircrew ejected at low level but, all 4 aircrew were killed, Aircraft Commander, Lt. Col. R.W. Hurdis; Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. L.V. Christian; Navigator, 1st. Lt. M.B. Keller and Lt. Col. L.M. Dykes.
At the crash site, a barn was demolished, killing two children, Richard Butler and Gary Davenport and several animals.
This was the fifth B-47 crash at out of Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF), Jacksonville, Arkansas to date since 1959.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jet-Age-Man-Operations-Early-ebook/dp/B00COCM0XW#reader_B00COCM0XW
Hope Star 27th March 1964
Baxter Bulletin 2nd April 1964
Northwest Arkansas Times 28th March 1964
Courier News 28th March 1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2020 18:29 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 13:34 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2020 21:37 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2020 15:53 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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