Newberry County, South Carolina

Date: 07-JAN-1971 Time:  Type: Boeing B-52C-45-BO Stratofortress Operator: USAF 9th BW 364th BS Registration: 54-2666 C/n / msn: 17161 Fatalities: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Near Charlevoix, Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan -    United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Military Departure airport: Westover AFB Destination airport:  Narrative: Flying low-level route at night that passed over Lake Michigan. During the simulated bomb run a ground station reported that the radar image of the plane blossomed & then disappeared. Crew: Pilot:Maj Gerald W. Black 32 USAF killed. Co-pilot:1st/Lt Dennis Ferguson 25 USAF killed. Nav/Inst:Lt/Col John M. Somonfy Jr. 39 USAF killed. Nav:Lt/Col William Lemmon 38 USAF killed. Nav:Capt John E. Weaver 27 USAF killed. Nav:Capt Joel G. Hirsh 26 USAF killed. EWO:Maj Donald F. Rosseau 37 USAF killed. EWO:1st/Lt Douglas Bachman 25 USAF killed. AG:Tech/Sgt Jerry M. Achey 33 USAF killed. Lt. Col. William Lemmon, 38, Porterville, Calif., Navigator Lt. Col. John M. Somonfy Jr., 39, Lewiston, Mont., Navigator Instructor Maj. Donald F. Rosseau, 37, Morgantown, West Va., Electronic Warfare Officer Maj. Gerald W. Black, 32, Flushing, N.Y., Pilot Capt. John E. Weaver, 27, St. Louis, Navigator Capt. Joel G. Hirsh, 26, Western Springs, Ill., Navigator 1st Lt. Douglas Bachman, 25, Highland Park, N.J., Electronic Warfare Officer 1st Lt. Dennis Ferguson, 25, North Ridgeland, Ohio, Co-pilot Tech. Sgt. Jerry M. Achey, 33, Ocean City, Wash., Gunner Source: ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48334. Contributed by Ed Ey

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