ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234354
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| Date: | Friday 27 May 1955 |
| Time: | 02:54 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E-10-DT Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-054 |
| MSN: | 43669 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lincoln AFB (now Lincoln Airport (KLNK), Lancaster County, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB (KLNK), NE |
| Lincoln AFB (KLNK), NE | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Returning to base after a 3 hour night navigation training flight, the aircraft overran the southern end of the runway at 02:54 hrs. after the brake chute failed, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The four aircrew, Capt. J.G. Kondsi, Commander, 1st. Lt. E.A. Knight, Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. J.A. Evans, Navigator and A1c. E.F. Seagraves, Air Engineer, all escaped without injury.
Sources:
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Lincoln Star, NB - 27th/28th May 1955
Lincoln Journal Star, NB - 27th May 1955
Fermont Tribune, NB - 27th May 1955
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 1955 | 52-0054 | United States Air Force - USAF | 0 | Lincoln AFB, NE | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2020 18:14 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 13:47 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Mar-2020 08:06 | Tetrapack | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:09 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
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