Site Mediterranean sea Crew 3 Injuries (nonfatal) 0 Fatalities 3 | Passengers 0 Survivors 0 Date 10 March 1956 Survivor 0 | |
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Similar 1956 Atlantic R6D‑1 di, 1956 Hawker Hunter m, 1956 Scottish Airlines M, Northwest Orient Airlines Fl, 1956 London Heathrow | ||
The 1956 B-47 disappearance occurred on 10 March 1956 over the Mediterranean Sea.
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Flight
A Boeing B-47 Stratojet took off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, in the United States for a non-stop flight to Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco and completed the first aerial refueling without incident.
After descending through solid cloud to begin the second refueling, at 14,000 feet (4,300 m), B-47E serial number 52-534, failed to make contact with its tanker.
The unarmed aircraft was carrying two capsules of nuclear weapons material in carrying cases; a nuclear detonation was not possible.
Aftermath
Despite an extensive search, no debris was ever found, and the crash site has never been located.
References
1956 B-47 disappearance Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA