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RC-135E "Rivet Amber" was at that time the most sophisticated reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force. It was converted to this configuration in 1963 to fly reconnaissance missions against the Soviet re-entry range off the Kamchatka Peninsula. On June 5, 1969, Rivet Amber departed Shemya for a flight to Fairbanks for routine maintenance. About thirty minutes after departing Shemya, Rivet Amber (callsign Irene 92) transmitted the following message to Elmendorf AFB: "Elmendorf Airways, Irene 92 experiencing vibration in flight. Not certain of the emergency. We have the aircraft under control, Irene 92." This was the last radio contact with the flight. Unidentified microphone keying clicks continued until 10:22. The aircraft crashed at sea.
After more than three weeks of intensive search and rescue operations, the efforts were called off. Neither a single piece of wreckage nor any personnel were ever found.
accident date: 05-06-1969
type: Boeing RC-135E Rivet Amber
registration: 62-4137
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 5 juin 1969 |
| Heure: | 10:22 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing RC-135E Rivet Amber |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 62-4137 |
| Numéro de série: | 18477/C43 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1962-07-18 (6 years 11 months) |
| Heures de vol: | 3350 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 19 / à bord: 19 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 19 / à bord: 19 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Disparu |
| Conséquences: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Lieu de l'accident: | ca 400 km E off Shemya, AK, USA [Bering Sea] ( Océan Pacifique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
RC-135E "Rivet Amber" was at that time the most sophisticated reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force. It was converted to this configuration in 1963 to fly reconnaissance missions against the Soviet re-entry range off the Kamchatka Peninsula. On June 5, 1969, Rivet Amber departed Shemya for a flight to Fairbanks for routine maintenance. About thirty minutes after departing Shemya, Rivet Amber (callsign Irene 92) transmitted the following message to Elmendorf AFB: "Elmendorf Airways, Irene 92 experiencing vibration in flight. Not certain of the emergency. We have the aircraft under control, Irene 92." This was the last radio contact with the flight. Unidentified microphone keying clicks continued until 10:22. The aircraft crashed at sea.
After more than three weeks of intensive search and rescue operations, the efforts were called off. Neither a single piece of wreckage nor any personnel were ever found.
Sources:
» A Tale of Two Airplanes by King HawesPhotos
accident date: 05-06-1969
type: Boeing RC-135E Rivet Amber
registration: 62-4137
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Shemya AFB, AK et Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK est de 2528 km (1580 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Shemya AFB, AK et Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK est de 2528 km (1580 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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