ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236943
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| Date: | Friday 1 February 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-47E Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 100th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 53-6198 |
| MSN: | 4501339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Atlantic Ocean, 11 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Portsmouth AFB (KPSM) (renamed Pease AFB on 7th Septem |
| Portsmouth AFB (KPSM) (renamed Pease AFB on 7th Septem | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While on a routine training mission out of Portsmouth Air Force Base, New Hampshire the aircraft crashed in flame into the Atlantic 11 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, killing the four aircrew, Capt. Alexander A. Wawrzyniak, Aircraft Commander, Lt. Stanley D. Jenkins, Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. Stanley N. Partridge, Navigator, and Capt. Orrin W. Snyder, Instructor Navigator.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1955%E2%80%931959)
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
The Berkshire Eagle, MA - 2nd February 1957
The North Adams Transcript, MA - 2nd February 1957
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2020 00:49 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 05-Jul-2020 20:10 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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