ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156252
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1964 |
| Time: | 02:42 . |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-2363 |
| MSN: | 4501176 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lincoln AFB (now Lincoln Airport (KLNK) Lancaster County, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB, Lancaster County, NE |
| Lincoln AFB (KLNK) Nebraska | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft had just started its take off run at 02:42 hrs. for a routine training flight, when the control tower alerted the pilot of a possible problem with the aircraft, the aircraft commander then noted a fire and explosion in No.3 engine, he immediately carried out emergency braking, deployed the 16 ft. drogue chute and 32ft brake chute bringing the aircraft to a halt on the runway, where it was engulfed in flames and destroyed.
The three aircrew, Aircraft Commander, Capt. Leroy McMath; Co-pilot, Capt. Stanley C. Toney and Navigator, Capt Thomas L. Package, safely evacuated the aircraft through the belly escape hatch without injury.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
https://lincolnafb.wordpress.com/tragedy/
Lincoln Star, NE - 4th June 1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 11:22 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 11:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2020 12:46 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2020 21:03 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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