ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234749
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1954 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing TB-47B Stratojet |
| Owner/operator: | 3520th CCTW USAF |
| Registration: | 50-063 |
| MSN: | 450078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles northeast of Overbrook, Kansas, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Forbes AFB (KFOE) (now Topeka Regional Airport) Shawnee County |
| Forbes AFB (KFOE) Shawnee County | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On a low level training mission out of Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, the aircraft was in a collision with B-47 - 51-2092, exploding and crashing three miles northeast of Overbrook and twenty miles southeast of Topeka, killing Maj. Herbert White, Instructor Pilot, Maj. Lloyd Zuppann Jnr, Student Pilot and Lt.Col. Sidney Smith, Student Pilot. B-47 - 51-2092 returned to base safely with a damaged tail sectionand no injuries to the aircrew.
Sources:
B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
Great Bend Tribune KS -16th March 1954
Kansas City Times - KS -17th March 1954
Brownwood Bulletin TX -18th March 1954
Democrat and Chronicle NY -17th March 1954
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2020 16:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 06-Jul-2020 10:30 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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