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Date: | Monday 19 November 1951 |
Time: | afternoon |
Type: | Boeing B-47B Stratojet |
Owner/operator: | AFFTC USAF |
Registration: | 50-006 |
MSN: | 45021 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | ¼ mile West of Edwards AFB, Lancaster, California -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Edwards AFB (KEDW) Lancaster, California |
Destination airport: | Edwards AFB (KEDW) California |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft had just lifted off from Edwards Air Force Base (Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)), on a routine local test flight, when it crashed and exploded ¼ mile off the runway end, killing the three aircrew, Pilot, Capt. Joseph E. Wolfe Jnr; Co-pilot, Mjr. Robert A. Mortland and Assistant Chief of Experimental Test Operations Branch, MSgt; Christy N Spiro.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1950%E2%80%931954)
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org B.47.com, Newspapers.com
The San Bernardino County Sun, CA - 20th November 1951
The Los Angeles Times, CA - 20th November 1951
The Bangor Daily News, ME - 20th November 1951
Chattanooga Daily Times, TN - 20th November 1951
Albuquerque Journal, NM -20th November 1951
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Oct-2017 16:54 |
TB |
Added |
31-Oct-2017 16:57 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
31-Oct-2017 16:59 |
TB |
Updated [Registration] |
26-Jun-2020 17:47 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jul-2020 10:13 |
Digger |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |