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v *■ vuijH VU|7i;ii.rioniiiambaWA of th State; day tday ' Kenti overSaturW ABomber Burns RefuelingopingPITTSBl UG, Tex r \ B47 re and I connatssance bomber exploded in j a blinding flash after refueling in LOI I light last night and c rashed midyear-* a field. Three crewmen parachut- injureed safely before the explosion butjGene a fourth man is missing.The flash was seen as far away as Barksdale Air f orce Base at Shreveport, La., 90 miles away.The plane was on a routine reconnaissance mission from Little Hock \ik . Air f orce Base \ir i;1St n Force spokesmen in Little Bock reer identified the three crewmen who polkt bailed out as Major Ed Vorak. 37,of Muskogee, Okla, Maj sell Ci. Coney, 34, of Kirkwood,Mo., and (apt, Frank E. Cox, 33, of Geneva, Ohio.The missing officer was iden-U,.rso tified as ('apt. Robert L. Boucher, nja| 32. of St. Joseph, Mo. a naviga-Jday tion instructor who was aboard 0M ;ij for a training mission. The B47 normally carries a crew of three.Air Force spokesmen at LittleB n k ....■i. !.• ■ ! OtKparent! went into a roll 311er refueling in !lii’nt and was unable LQ to pull out The exact altitude at \iek, which the craft exploded was not elevaknown Kiev;ambareputWACaplta Ci\comi
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Chanute Tribune
Chanute, Kansas, US
Thu, May 02, 1957
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