ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333142
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 February 1963 |
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| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-3597 |
| MSN: | 17346/36 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI) |
| Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI) |
The KC-135 was on a refueling mission out of Eielson AFB (EIL). The airplane lost an engine on takeoff, veered to the left and crashed. Debris also struck a guard house and a nearby waiting room, killing two.
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