ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333827
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 1960 |
| Time: | 23:23 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-1466 |
| MSN: | 17537/146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFW) |
| Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFW) |
The KC-135 tanker descended below the glide slope while approaching Carswell AFB (FWH) in thick fog. It struck the roof of a state highway department warehouse and hit a power pole. It crashed short of the runway and caught fire.
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photo (c) Air Force Historical Reseach Agency; Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH); March 1960
photo (c) Air Force Historical Reseach Agency; Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH); March 1960
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