ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156246
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-2134 |
| MSN: | 44480 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Greenham Common, near Newbury, Berkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
3 February 1963, Greenham Common RAF Base: While landing in a snowstorm, a strong crosswind caused B-47 53-2134 "City of Lincoln" to drift off the runway. The Aircraft Commander, Captain Paul Canney, attempted a go-around, but number six engine did not accelerate, resulting in asymmetric thrust and causing a wing to drag.
As the aircraft was being wrestled to the ground by the A/C, the copilot, Captain Richard C West elected to eject, but his seat malfunctioned and he did not gain sufficient altitude for his chute to open before he hit the ground. Captain West perished from his injuries in the base hospital.
Canney, Lt Don Hickman, the navigator, and SSgt Bobby Odom survived the crash, uninjured.
Sources:
1. http://www.307bwassoc.org/history.htm#1963
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161026132711/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/B-47.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214721/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/B-47.html
4. http://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Newsletter-14-July-2002.pdf
5. http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=484162
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 11:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 11:25 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2013 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2020 17:39 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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