Descripción:
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.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 4 enero 1965 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 61-0265 |
| Numéro de série: | 18172/487 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1961-08-25 (3 years 4 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 1353 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 3 km (1.9 milles) de Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ), Estados Unidos de América |
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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.
Fuentes:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIFotos
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