ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333185
| Date: | Monday 10 December 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-2685 |
| MSN: | 16716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mistassini Lake, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Plattsburgh AFB, NY (PBG/KPBG) |
The ten crew members of a Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter abandoned their aircraft in mid-air over Watkins Glen, New York, USA,
when a fire had developed in the aircraft. One of the crew members was killed in the bail-out.
The aircraft continued and was later spotted 100 miles north of Montreal, Canada. It kept on flying until it came down in a remote Canadian area near Mistassini Lake, Quebec, Canada.
Sources:
Abandoned Plane Wrecks of the North
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix - Dec 12, 1962
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