
Descripción:
The no. 2 engine failed on takeoff. The tanker became airborne but failed to gain height. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane crashed.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 9 mayo 1962 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 56-3618 |
| Numéro de série: | 17367/57 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1958-02-13 (4 years 3 months) |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ), Estados Unidos de América |
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The no. 2 engine failed on takeoff. The tanker became airborne but failed to gain height. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane crashed.
Fuentes:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIFotos
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