ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233869
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1961 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing EB-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 376th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0423 |
| MSN: | 450708 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lockbourne Air Force Base (now Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lockbourne AFB (KLCK) Ohio |
| Lockbourne AFB (KLCK) OH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During take off, on a routine training flight, the aircraft flew through some high voltage power cables and crashed in flames into a field off the end of the runway. The aircrew, Commander, Captain, Theodore G. Gerst, - Pilot, 1st. Lt. Raymond D. West and Navigator, 1st. Lt. Richard K. Meyers, all escaped with only minor injuries.
Sources:
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
News-Messenger, Fermont OH - 1st September 1961.
The Circleville Herald OH - 1st September 1961.
Newark Advocate OH - 1st September 1961.
Chillicothe Gazelle OH - 1st September 1961
Wilmington News-Journal OH - 1st September 1961
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2020 07:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 14:25 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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