ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-1446 Roswell-Walker AFB, NM
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Date:Monday 22 June 1959
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 57-1446
MSN: 17517/126
First flight: 1958-07-29 (11 months)
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Roswell-Walker AFB, NM (   United States of America)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
A spark detonated fuel vapors during ground maintenance

Classification:
Damaged on the ground

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