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| Date: | lundi 27 juin 1960 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 52-2738 |
| Numéro de série: | 16769 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Newry, ME ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Plattsburgh AFB, NY (PBG/KPBG), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Plattsburgh AFB, NY (PBG/KPBG), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
At 8:15 PM on Monday, June 27, 1960, crew T-51 of the 380th Air Refueling Squadron departed Plattsburgh AFB aboard
Two KC-97G Stratotanker aircraft departed Plattsburgh AFB, NY (PBG) at 20:15 for the "Fighting Fox" air refueling area over Maine. Their mission was part of a SAC Operational Readiness Inspection of the 380th Bombardment Wing. They were to refuel a Boeing B-47 Stratojet under simulated combat conditions. The mission was expected to last just under four hours, with both tankers returning to Plattsburgh.
Stratotanker 52-2738 was about to connect with the B-47 at 15,500 feet when suddenly a fire erupted in the Stratotanker's no. 1 engine. The airplane turned left until it entered a spin. The left wing outboard of the burning engine failed due to fire damage and the airplane crashed out of control into Jonathan Smith Mountain.
Sources:
» Remembering the crew of 52-2728 / Peter Noddin (Dirago Flyer, October 2001)» www.mewreckchasers.com
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