ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334895
| Date: | Wednesday 4 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-0110 |
| MSN: | 16892 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 145 km SW off Keflavík International Airport (KEF) -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF) |
The KC-97 was flying in formation when an engine caught fire. Control was lost and the airplane entered a spin and crashed into the Atlantic.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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