Unfallbericht:
Crashed after takeoff when then #3 engine drag brace failed, causing the engine to rotate over the upper strut mounts and separation of #3 and #4 engines before impact.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 4 Januar 1965 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 61-0265 |
| Werknummer: | 18172/487 |
| Baujahr: | 1961-08-25 (3 years 4 months) |
| Betriebsstunden: | 1353 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 3 km (1.9 Meilen) von Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ), USA |
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Crashed after takeoff when then #3 engine drag brace failed, causing the engine to rotate over the upper strut mounts and separation of #3 and #4 engines before impact.
Informationsquelle:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIFotos
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