John (Jack) Dinsmoor was the co-pilot and surviving crew member. Was that the same Crash Capt. Again, thanks much everyone, Hi Robert, email sent to you just now at 2:15pm. Lt. Robert M. Simpson was burned and listed in serious condition killed. Again, many thanks. The Indonesian Air Force reported that there were 122 persons on board the Hercules. My mother was informed that it was due to pilot error, but being only 12 years old at that time, I had very little understanding. The listed tail # is 52-0051. Both crashes happened in the Town of Pence in an area we called the Hogsback. 1,700 11 81 est. Walraven was a police informant who had testified in a trial for the sale of cocaine by the son of Clinton Surgeon General Joycelon Elders. Cell # 913-406-1106 Mon. James Harrison, 21, Paragould. B-47 aircraft tail number # 50-081, flight crew…. I am proud to have made a small contribution to the overall effort and am eternally grateful to those that made the ultimate sacrifice. Yes there was a 47 that went down in or around Montana in summer of 62. I was just a boy, but my father was a pilot in the 22BW and friends with the pilot, Major Garrett. Lt. Col., Retired. Jerri Grommett, Roseville, Calif., SWR, treated and released. Dad says he knew your father, Major Griffin, as well as the other crew members. Doris. Ray Adams There is an article in the July 23, 1960 issue of the Saturday Evening Post covering this accident in detail with pictures. Our whole crew survived a B-47e crash at Plattsburgh AFB on 2 Feb. 1964. I was also in Field Maintenance, but in Aero Repair. I don’t have any memories of him. Michele Buckey Vinson. Hi, I am preparing a presentation to a group of DNR retirees in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 31, regarding the rescue of the members of the B-47 that crashed in northern Saskatchewan on February 12, 1955. Brock Kartes, California, BMC, treated and released. He was stationed at Little Rock AFB. The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations;" and a fatal injury as one which results in death within 30 days of the accident. Or can you help me find out more info on my Dad? My name is A/1C Charles E.( Gene) Noblett, K=Series Sys. Ronald Thomas I was with the 819 bomber group 341st feild maintenance squadron Dyess AFB ,Abilene ,Texas. then I saw something very shiny in the dirt and it was a but of a gun pearled handed. The first aircraft took off without delay. Ron Pennington, Irving, Texas, SWR, discharged. Entertainers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens were killed as a result of this crash. Then the slight roll (either side) on a swept wing aircraft drops the wing and CAN contact the ground. Was your dad Mike Crawford? Note: Midair collisions list the number of people aboard and fatalities for both aircraft. I saw the burned out hulk the next day. All I remember was a maj. Spaulding, an I/P Stanboard came back and told us that we had lost one of our planes. I was attached to the 341st and it later became the 96th Bomb Wing. That was the explosion my dad saw. These airports are represented with three asterisks "***" in place of letters. Mark Veck was in. The 2 crash sites are 2 miles apart. I remember this because I arrived at the accident approx. hope his wife is well and imagine she has remarried. He is now 85 years old and very frail. The acft that crashed toke off several acft after us and we learned their fate only after we landed at Upper Heyford some 8 hrs later. The A/C ejected successfully at the last moment. He reports that searches continued for about two weeks after the accident. Your correct in your statement. The crash happened late at night. One eye witness report stated smoke trailing from an outboard engine during take off roll. I would like to speak with you. If anyone has any information about the accident I would like to know about it. October 28, 2020. http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/throwback-tulsa-b–jet-broke-apart-raining-debris-on/article_4ff393dd-d055-5446-acd1-cd1c7184ae20.html. USAF However, it is known that there were 73 people on the aircraft. Bomb Wing , Hunter AFB . [7] The first rotorcraft incident to result in more than 50 fatalities was the 1977 crash of a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion in Israel, which killed 54 people.[8]. Ground personnel would give a “thumbs up” if the nacelle was warm followed by the pilot turning the heat off. analogy. I have been amazed at lack of information available. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2020, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. His name was Richard West. Nancy Wood, Little Rock, SVI, fair condition. All civil and commercial aviation accidents of scheduled and non-scheduled passenger airliners worldwide, which resulted in a fatality (including all U.S. Part 121 and Part 135 fatal accidents) All cargo, positioning, ferry and test flight fatal accidents. David Spatola, Medford, Mass., UH, serious condition. A special thanks to Mike Bennett of the “Project Get Out And Walk” at http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/ for his work and helpful sharing. . Flight attendant Nancy Luna, Coppell, Texas, based in Dallas-Fort Worth, SWR, stable condition. The tail # was?? Vincent Nicod of the International Committee of the Red Cross stated that 249 bodies on the ground were found. It’s in pdf format. Lukes the fourth man. He attempted to chase her but died when he crashed the car. Not a surprise in a blue state. We blew the canopy and scrambled down the left wing…… That was now an easy step to the ground….. another B-47 landed with the aft gear retracked. Do you have any information about a B-47 bomber that happened in Shennalt AFB in 57/58? However, it is known that there were 112 people on the aircraft, including 98 passengers and 14 crew. Thank you for reminding those of us still living that we have a high calling, a never ceasing duty to do right and remember those who do us right in prayer, and to honor those whose loss of blood has made us free. The deaths in the crash just before midnight yesterday were the first on a major U.S. airline in nearly 1 1/2 years. Flight attendant Jennifer Chapman, Shreveport, based in Dallas-Fort Worth, SVI, fair condition. Just curious as to which Cessna family do you belong to? Only 1 survivor. I remembered this crew because the Navagator was wearing a pearled handled colt 45 slung under his arm. The squadron was leaving on TDY and they thought the crew was dead until they landed. I still have pictures of him and an article from the Columbus newspaper but that’s all. My father felt very badly for the A/C. He later served as a full bird as the last base commander of Barksdale, before that function was rolled into the duties of the CC of the host bomb wing. I thought there might have been a B-47 that exploded in midair due to the large number of parts scattered around south of Tucson. While I was there we had B-47s and later B-52s. Where did this crash take place? I remember that night vividly. Tony Calandra He is Col. Joe C. Briley, Shalimar, Fla., commander of the 3245th Test Group (bombardment and transportation based at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin quoted Briley as saying he had taken the aircraft to 36,000 feet to avoid bad weather. Lisa Calef, Conway, BMC, critical condition. I was stationed at Lincoln AFB between 1961 and 1963. During my check out as Aircraft Commander my instructor (Lt. Col. Wilson (?) I recall a classmate’s father died in a crash right around that time. Looking for info Oct. 1959, RB47 Crash over lLake of the Ozarks, 320th SRS, 90th SRW, A/C S/N 708 or 702? You can help make the ideal of justice for all a reality in someone’s life today. I was tdy there in 1960 in the weather sq, a B47 crashed on landing, landing short of the runway losing the rear wheels section, I was co-pilot on the 02:12 ..Aug 12 crash AT Plattsburg…… We were returning from way up north over Canada ……. If this was the crash in the snow my dad had taken off earlier and he said the whole horizon lit up when the airplane exploded. Very horrible sight. June 12 – An Air France Douglas DC-4 (F-BBDE) on a flight from Saigon to Paris crashes in the Arabian Sea while on approach to Bahrain Airport, killing 46 of 52 on board. All U.S.-based DC-10 aircraft were temporarily grounded during the accident investigation. Hi John. A B-47 caught fire on the ground at Chennault AFB, Louisiana. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. I will let her know about your comment; I’m sure she will appreciate it. This site contains affiliate links. . Emergency began ENR, lost control on APR. 52 spectators were killed on the ground in addition to the pilot of the airplane. Two young children, Peggy D. Williams and Rufus F. Williams also died at the crash site. The AC managed to get the aircraft to where the crew ejected safely. A member of the Historical Society recently informed me they were considering the placement of a Historical Marker at the site of crash in honor of the crew and the civilians that died. I arrived at Lincoln AFB early 1959 as a 2nd Lt. Copilot. My name is Tony Pirrello and I hung around with Don Chaney,Rick Marshall,Tony Bozewich and that group. when we next sighted it it was attempting to lift off again when it cartwheeled off and slid between two other aircraft that were on ready status.
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