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) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative: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 Revision history:
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