ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233235
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 May 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing XB-47 Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | Boeing Aircraft Company |
| Registration: | 46-065 |
| MSN: | 15972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Moses Lake, Washington State -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Moses Lake Air Force Base (Boeing Company testing facility) (KMWH) Washington |
| Moses Lake Air Force Base (Boeing Company testing facility) (KMWH) Washington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft had been returned to the Boeing Testing Facility Airfield at Moses Lake Air Force Base by the USAF for further flight testing. Test pilot Edward Scott Osler was on a test flight, checking out the automatic pilot in descent, when the cockpit canopy blew off, killing him. The co-pilot James A. Fraser took over command of the aircraft and landed safely back at base without injury to himself or the other crew member, John Fornasero, Chief of flight tests for Boeing Aircraft Engineering Division.
Sources:
thisdayinaviation.com - B47 46-065
en.m.wikipedia.org
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Spokane Chronicle, WA - 12th May 1949
Spokane Review, WA - 13th May 1949
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1951 | 46-065 | Boeing Aircraft Company | 0 | Larson Air Force Base (Moses Lake AFB before May 1950), Washington Sta | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2020 18:21 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 19-Mar-2020 08:44 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Registration] |
| 11-Apr-2020 11:53 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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