Narrative:
Crashed in a wooded area in the Mealy Mountains after reporting one engine on fire. The accident occurred 29 minutes after takeoff from Goose Bay Airport.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 6 July 1956 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97E Stratofreighter |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-0220 |
| MSN: | 16287 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 72 km (45 mls) NE of Goose Bay, NL ( Canada)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
| Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
Crashed in a wooded area in the Mealy Mountains after reporting one engine on fire. The accident occurred 29 minutes after takeoff from Goose Bay Airport.
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» Daily News 7 July 1956» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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