Date:	Wednesday 5 January 1955
Time:	20:30
Type:	Boeing B-47E Stratojet
Owner/operator:	44th BWg USAF
Registration:	52-029
MSN:	43644
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	47 miles south of Lake Charles AFB, Louisiana -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Lake Charles AFB (now Chennault International Airport (KCWF)), La
Destination airport:	Lake Charles AFB (KCWF) Louisiana
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Collided with B-47E 51-7006 and crashed in sea. One crewman died after bailing out from 51-7006, which landed serious damaged at base.

The aircraft was on a routine refuelling training flight at 15000 ft. when it lost height and crashed onto B-47 51-7006 flying below, before spinning off and crashing into the Gulf of Mexico 30 miles South of Cameron LA; killing Maj. Jean S. Pierson, Aircraft Commander, Capt. David O. Crump, Co-pilot and 1st. Lt. Rodney P Egelston, Observer-Bombardier.

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
El Litoral 6 January 1955, p1/7 January 1955, p1

B.47.com, https://www.joebaugher.com, Newspapers.com
the Sandusky Register OH - 6th January 1955
The Waco News-Tribune, TX - 7th January 1955
Bedford Daily-Times Mail IN - 6th January 1955
The Dothaneagle, Al - 6th January 1955
Lake Charles American-Press 6th January 1955

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-Jun-2013 09:07	Uli Elch	Added
06-Jun-2013 09:10	Uli Elch	Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative]
14-Mar-2015 16:57	TB	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
14-Mar-2015 16:59	TB	Updated [Source, Narrative]
26-Mar-2020 07:35	Peter Clarke	Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jul-2020 16:29	Digger	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]