Date:	Wednesday 4 January 1961
Time:	c. 06:00
Type:	Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Owner/operator:	100th BWg USAF
Registration:	53-4244
MSN:	4501268
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Pease AFB, Portsmouth, NH -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Pease AFB (KPSM) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Destination airport:	Pease AFB (KPSM) New Hampshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The aircraft was taking off on a routine 7½ hour training flight when it crashed, exploded and burst into flames 500 yards off the runways northern end, killing Aircraft Commander, Capt. Thomas C. Weller; Co-pilot, 1st. Lt. Ronald Chapo; Navigator, 1st. Lt. J. A. Weatherbee and S/Sgt. Stephen J. Mikva, Crew Chief.
Eight local community fire brigades fought the fuel fed flaming wreckage and exploding ammunition for 2 hours before extinguishing the fire which was spread over a ½ mile area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1955%E2%80%931959)
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/.html
www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pease_Air_National_Guard_Base
B.47.com, Newspapers.com
Nashua Telegraph, NH - 5th January 1961
Portsmouth Herald, NH - 6th January 1961
Poughkeepsie Journal NY - 5th January 1961
Times Record, NY - 5th January 1961
Passauer Neue Presse 7 January 1961, p2

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Jun-2013 12:46	Uli Elch	Added
05-Jun-2013 12:53	Uli Elch	Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative]
10-Dec-2014 07:03	Ken Fernald	Updated [Time, Location, Country, Departure airport]
21-Dec-2015 19:14	TB	Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
21-Jun-2020 14:15	Peter Clarke	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jul-2020 20:34	Digger	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
13-Sep-2023 11:30	Ron Averes	Updated [[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]]