Accident description
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 08 JUL 1964 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 60-0340 |
| C/n / msn: | 18115/454 |
| First flight: | 1961-03-14 (3 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Death Valley, CA (United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Moses Lake-Larson AFB, WA (LRN), United States of America |
| Moses Lake-Larson AFB, WA (LRN), United States of America |
Midair collision during in-flight refueling with Republic F-105D-15-RE Thunderchief 61-0091. Reportedly the tanker's nr. 4 engine struck the cockpit of the F-105D when beginning a right turn.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
