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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | B-47 | |
| Designation: | B-47 | |
| Version: | E-II | |
| Nickname: | Stratojet | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
Specifications
| Length: | 109' 10" | 33.4 m | |
| Height: | 27' 11" | 8.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 116' | 35.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,428.0 sq ft | 132.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 80,756 lb | 36,624 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 206,700 lb | 93,741 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 6 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J47-GE-25 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 6,000 lb | 2,721 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 4,000 miles | 6,441 km | |
| Max Speed: | 606 mph | 975 km/h | 527 kt |
| Climb: | 4,660 ft/min | 1,420 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 40,500 ft | 12,344 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Murray Johnson CASA GRANDE, AZ | Ron Mllre: Is it possible for the guns on the B 47 to track someone walking behind the aircraft while aircraft sits on the ground? 08/31/2008 @ 19:52 [ref: 22588] |
| Ryan , CA | Hey Weldon I left a message on the board for the B-47B. I have the report for your fathers incident. If you do not have one and would like one I could send you a copy. 08/24/2008 @ 10:10 [ref: 22536] |
| Paul Breitkreuz , CA | Weldon, it was good to see your recent post here. I have only by chance been to this site a few times now. Your recall of the time back then is better then mine, especially with regard to the Little League team. We may not have been on the same team, as I think I was on the "Flyers" back then, but I'm sure we were in the same local league and played against each other at one time or another. My recall of the day of your father's accident is still very vivid. Although, the dates around it are real fuzzy to me. But, I do recall seeing the smoke trail in the air over March AFB, and of course the aircraft at the end of the flight line the days following the tragedy. If my recall is also correct your sister, Margaret, was slightly older then you maybe and I thought I might have had a class with her in those days. Again, a very long time back for all of us and it seems to be moving forward at warp speed these days. So far as the alcohol and water injection systems, I'm not sure those were required for all lift off events on the old B-47's, but I'm sure they were a must under certain take off conditions depending upon loads. Take care. 05/23/2008 @ 19:56 [ref: 20998] |
| Weldon Garrett , CA | I am the son of Weldon Garrett, mentioned by Paul B. I have a photo of the Little League team he mentions("Dragons" sponsored by McPherrins Hatchery), with the names of almost all the members, coaches, and Mrs. McPherrin, written on the back by my dad. I'm guessing he is in it, although his name is not included. My memory of that day, January 5, 1962, is like those who described what they saw and heard. I was 10. Not long ago, I learned from my uncle, who researched the accident, that "no water takeoffs" were sometimes part of the procedure in those days. I've wondered about that. Anybody know? 04/18/2008 @ 18:37 [ref: 20611] |
| Chris Jenner Cary, IL | To Mary Vance. Thank you for the information. I have amassed quite a bit of additional information, clippings, etc. about the crash. I’ve recently come in contact with a gentleman who was stationed at Lockbourne at the time, and was part of the team that went in to clean up. I would like to correspond further with you. Hopefully this site is OK with posting email addresses. Please email me at cjenner00@yahoo.com. I’m interested in any additional information you have, and would be please to share what I have. 03/27/2008 @ 10:02 [ref: 20249] |
| Mary Vance South Bend, IN | To Chris Jenner. I was in the sixth grade at Berne Union School in Sugar Grove,Ohio and witnessed the crash. The aircraft flew over the village fast,low and loud. It crashed about 0.75 mile from us, missing a large Ohio Fuel natural gas pumping station by a few hundred feet. The impact was at the NW corner of Old Logan Rd. and Pump Station Rd. The crash was just a tremendous fireball and left behind nothing more than pieces and a crater. I recall that they brought in a crane to retrieve what was said to be pieces of the engines that were embedded in the ground.
The area was pretty much cordoned off, the site cleared, and that was it. We never heard much about it after that. Over the years I have tried to find information about the crash and those in the plane with very little success. I would like to know about your father and his fellow crew members. I have always felt that the reason the plane didn't hit the pumping station was due to the heroics of the men on board. I am so sorry that you lost your father that day. 03/26/2008 @ 14:49 [ref: 20245] |
| Chris Jenner Cary, IL | To Mary Vance (10/14/2007 @ 08:59 [ref: 18181])... That sounds like the crash my father and three others were killed in when I was 15 months old. It happened February 26, 1958. I'd be interested if you have any more information about it. Thanks! 03/06/2008 @ 12:29 [ref: 19874] |
| Murray Johnson Casa Grande, AZ | I was in Edgemont California when a B-47 crashed at the end of the run way. I was in 22nd bomb wing. I was airpolice. I stood guard that afternoon until mid-night. Had the plane cleared the road they would have crashed in edgemont. I was told 3 planes were taking of. this plane was middle 1st plane in front 2nd plane in middle 3rd plan e 60 seconds behind. Someone did not put the water/alchol in this is why plane crashe. The pilot set it down to keep from killing civilian on road at end of runway. God bless that man. I was getting gas for car in Edgemont he would have landed on top of us had he hit the road. 12/06/2007 @ 16:10 [ref: 18823] |
| ssgt a uruburu(ret) rochester, NY | I looked at that b47 almost every day for 2 years at plattsburgh AFB---1968 to aug 1970. rumor mill was up there thet took the 50's out of the tail or belly after some tourist was hurt or killed jumping up abd grabbing them and they crashed thru turret. i never did see it up close tho---beautiful plane but the 52 was awesome. 11/24/2007 @ 09:43 [ref: 18653] |
| Paul Breitkreuz , CA | I saw the comments about the B-47 crash on take off at March AFB in 1962. My recollection is not with that date exactly and cannot confirm it by the internet here. I do recall Weldon Garrett who was a member of the same Little League team I was on back then, his father was the pilot. I remember seeing a plume of smoke at the end of the runway area as I was outside during a recess break from 6th grade class. I also recall when it did take place his sister Margaret who was in my elementary class in Edgemont being taken out of class by our instructor Mrs. Lee when they had received the information about the crash and her fathers death. The Garrett family lived about 4 or 5 houses from our family in a housing tract known as Warner Ranch Homes back then. 11/23/2007 @ 15:40 [ref: 18646] |
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