Narrative:
The Stratofreighter was ditched in the Atlantic following a double engine failure. The airplane floated for ten days and was sunk by USS Wisconsin.
» La Nacion - May 10, 1957
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 9 May 1957 |
| Time: | 06:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-0258 |
| MSN: | 16325 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 550 km (343.8 mls) SE off Azores Islands ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco |
| Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal |
The Stratofreighter was ditched in the Atlantic following a double engine failure. The airplane floated for ten days and was sunk by USS Wisconsin.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde» La Nacion - May 10, 1957
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