Loring AFB, Maine – December 22, 1958
RB-47E Stratojet
U.S. Air Force Photo
On December 22, 1958, a U. S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet left McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, bound for Loring Air Force Base in Maine. The flight was uneventful until the plane landed at Loring. Upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed and the plane skidded to a stop on its belly. Although the aircraft was seriously damaged, the four man crew walked away without injury.
Source:
The Nome Nugget, (Alaska), “B-47 Jet Crashes At Maine Base”, December 24, 1958, pg. 3
