US AIR FORCE
Died in a collision of two B-47s bombers off the coast of Cuba
Son of Earl Sebastian and Lillie Estelle Brown Chrisawn.
MIAMI - Three US Air Force fliers were plucked from life rafts by rescuers today in good condition but three others remained unaccounted for after two intercontinental jet bombers collided in darkness and crashed in flames. The three were brought to the Naval Hospital at Key West where doctors said they suffered only from bruises and exposure.
Two B47s from Homestead Air Force Base collided, exploded and fell into the water between Cuba and the Isle of Pines off Cuba's southwest coast last night. They were on a refueling practice mission but a Homestead spokesman said the planes were not refueling at the time of the accident. The cause of the collision has not been announced. Brig. Gen. K. K. Compton, commander of the Homestead base 30 miles south of here, refused to let newsmen talk to the survivors.
They included the commanders of both planes; Maj. Winfred E. Lynn, 33, of Paducah, KY., and Maj. James McGee McFarland Jr., 37, of Watsontown, Pa., and Lt. James E. Rose Jr., 28, co-pilot in McFarland's plane.
The missing were Capt. James H. Parker, 35, of Rock Hill, SC; Lt. Earl S. Chrisawn Jr., 26, of Sumter, SC, and Maj. W. E. Norris, 41, of Lansing, Mich.
Rescuer planes, joined by Coast Guard craft and units from the Cuban navy, were continuing to search. A spokesman for the Cuban navy said the wreckage of one plane was found four miles from the little town of Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines northern side.
Published in the Boston Herald, January 26, 1957
Died in a collision of two B-47s bombers off the coast of Cuba
Son of Earl Sebastian and Lillie Estelle Brown Chrisawn.
MIAMI - Three US Air Force fliers were plucked from life rafts by rescuers today in good condition but three others remained unaccounted for after two intercontinental jet bombers collided in darkness and crashed in flames. The three were brought to the Naval Hospital at Key West where doctors said they suffered only from bruises and exposure.
Two B47s from Homestead Air Force Base collided, exploded and fell into the water between Cuba and the Isle of Pines off Cuba's southwest coast last night. They were on a refueling practice mission but a Homestead spokesman said the planes were not refueling at the time of the accident. The cause of the collision has not been announced. Brig. Gen. K. K. Compton, commander of the Homestead base 30 miles south of here, refused to let newsmen talk to the survivors.
They included the commanders of both planes; Maj. Winfred E. Lynn, 33, of Paducah, KY., and Maj. James McGee McFarland Jr., 37, of Watsontown, Pa., and Lt. James E. Rose Jr., 28, co-pilot in McFarland's plane.
The missing were Capt. James H. Parker, 35, of Rock Hill, SC; Lt. Earl S. Chrisawn Jr., 26, of Sumter, SC, and Maj. W. E. Norris, 41, of Lansing, Mich.
Rescuer planes, joined by Coast Guard craft and units from the Cuban navy, were continuing to search. A spokesman for the Cuban navy said the wreckage of one plane was found four miles from the little town of Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines northern side.
Published in the Boston Herald, January 26, 1957
US AIR FORCE
Died in a collision of two B-47s bombers off the coast of Cuba
Son of Earl Sebastian and Lillie Estelle Brown Chrisawn.
MIAMI - Three US Air Force fliers were plucked from life rafts by rescuers today in good condition but three others remained unaccounted for after two intercontinental jet bombers collided in darkness and crashed in flames. The three were brought to the Naval Hospital at Key West where doctors said they suffered only from bruises and exposure.
Two B47s from Homestead Air Force Base collided, exploded and fell into the water between Cuba and the Isle of Pines off Cuba's southwest coast last night. They were on a refueling practice mission but a Homestead spokesman said the planes were not refueling at the time of the accident. The cause of the collision has not been announced. Brig. Gen. K. K. Compton, commander of the Homestead base 30 miles south of here, refused to let newsmen talk to the survivors.
They included the commanders of both planes; Maj. Winfred E. Lynn, 33, of Paducah, KY., and Maj. James McGee McFarland Jr., 37, of Watsontown, Pa., and Lt. James E. Rose Jr., 28, co-pilot in McFarland's plane.
The missing were Capt. James H. Parker, 35, of Rock Hill, SC; Lt. Earl S. Chrisawn Jr., 26, of Sumter, SC, and Maj. W. E. Norris, 41, of Lansing, Mich.
Rescuer planes, joined by Coast Guard craft and units from the Cuban navy, were continuing to search. A spokesman for the Cuban navy said the wreckage of one plane was found four miles from the little town of Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines northern side.
Published in the Boston Herald, January 26, 1957
Died in a collision of two B-47s bombers off the coast of Cuba
Son of Earl Sebastian and Lillie Estelle Brown Chrisawn.
MIAMI - Three US Air Force fliers were plucked from life rafts by rescuers today in good condition but three others remained unaccounted for after two intercontinental jet bombers collided in darkness and crashed in flames. The three were brought to the Naval Hospital at Key West where doctors said they suffered only from bruises and exposure.
Two B47s from Homestead Air Force Base collided, exploded and fell into the water between Cuba and the Isle of Pines off Cuba's southwest coast last night. They were on a refueling practice mission but a Homestead spokesman said the planes were not refueling at the time of the accident. The cause of the collision has not been announced. Brig. Gen. K. K. Compton, commander of the Homestead base 30 miles south of here, refused to let newsmen talk to the survivors.
They included the commanders of both planes; Maj. Winfred E. Lynn, 33, of Paducah, KY., and Maj. James McGee McFarland Jr., 37, of Watsontown, Pa., and Lt. James E. Rose Jr., 28, co-pilot in McFarland's plane.
The missing were Capt. James H. Parker, 35, of Rock Hill, SC; Lt. Earl S. Chrisawn Jr., 26, of Sumter, SC, and Maj. W. E. Norris, 41, of Lansing, Mich.
Rescuer planes, joined by Coast Guard craft and units from the Cuban navy, were continuing to search. A spokesman for the Cuban navy said the wreckage of one plane was found four miles from the little town of Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines northern side.
Published in the Boston Herald, January 26, 1957
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