Date:	Monday 30 January 1956
Time:
Type:	North American B-45A-5-NA Tornado
Owner/operator:	84th BSqn /47th BWg USAF
Registration:	47-059
MSN:	147-43459
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Lynford, 3 miles east of Brandon, Suffolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk
Destination airport:	RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
North American B-45A-5-NA Tornado 47-059, 84th Bomb Squadron, 47th Bomb Wing, USAF. Written off (destroyed) 30/1/56: Crashed near Lynford, three miles east of Brandon, Suffolk. The B-45A was diverted to an alternate airfield (RAF Lakenheath) due to bad weather in the area of Sculthorpe, Norfolk, and crashed while attempting to land. Three of the four crew members were killed:

Pilot Capt. George Washington Duncan, killed
Capt. John Caystile Murray, killed
Capt. John A. O’Mahoney, killed
Gunner S/Sgt John I. Butts, survived

Lynford is a village and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk. Lynford lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north east of Brandon and between Mundford, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north west, and Thetford, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the south east, on the A134. It lies deep within Breckland forestry land between the Stanford Battle Area and Thetford Forest, at approximate co ordinates 52.48768°N 0.67977°E

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
2. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/Post55/1956.htm
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/B-45.html
4. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/Post55/1956.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynford

Flightline photo of B-45A-5-NA Tornadoes of the 47th Light Bomb Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., before trans-atlantic flight to Sculthorpe, England, in July 1952. Identifiable aircraft are (nearest to farthest) 47-082, 47-089, 47-050, 47-061, 47-058, 47-081, unknown, unknown, 47-059, 47-064, unknown. (U.S. Air Force photo):

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2013 06:11	Tetrapack	Added
25-Feb-2013 07:37	Tetrapack	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Jun-2020 19:04	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
21-May-2021 09:48	Yelush	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]