ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156258
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| Date: | Saturday 28 July 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 307th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-4230 |
| MSN: | 4501153 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
| RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Boeing B-47E-130-BW Stratojet 53-4230, 307th Bomb Wing, USAF. (Home base: Lincoln, Nebraska). Written off (destroyed) 28/7/56 when the aircraft, carrying three un-fused nuclear devices, was performing touch-and-goes at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, UK. On the fourth approach the aircraft began to porpoise and the AC (Aircraft Captain) attempted to make a go-around. However, the right wing-tip dropped and dragged and the aircraft crashed being consumed in flames.
The crash caused a near radioactive incident when it hit a weapons storage "igloo" containing three MK-6 nuclear weapons. Although the bombs involved lacked their fissile cores installed, each carried about 8,000 pounds of high explosives for their trigger mechanism. The crash and ensuing fire did not ignite the high explosives and no detonation occurred. All 4 crew killed.
Crew of B-47E 53-4230 (Callsign Crew R-38):
Capt. Russell R. Bowling (Aircraft Captain)
2nd Lt. Carroll W. Kalberg (Co-pilot)
1st Lt. Michael J. Selmo (Observer)
T/Sgt. John Ulrich (A&E technician)
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/b47stratojet_534207-534244.html
2. https://b-47.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Boeing-B-47-Losses-and-Ejections.pdf
3. https://www.spottingmode.com/opad/fleet/united_states/air_force/boeing_b-47_stratojet/1000/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet#Accidents_and_incidents
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20000519154728/http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/NC/nh4_1.gif
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
7. https://www.lincolnafb.org/307History.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2013 12:46 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 12:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2020 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 12:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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