ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter 51-0258 Azores Islands
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Date:Thursday 9 May 1957
Time:06:16
Type:Silhouette image of generic C97 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco
Destination airport:Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
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.

Classification:
Ditching

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» La Nacion - May 10, 1957


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