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Datum: | donderdag 5 juni 1969 |
Tijd: | 10:22 |
Type: | Boeing RC-135E Rivet Amber |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registratie: | 62-4137 |
Constructienummer: | 18477/C43 |
Bouwjaar: | 1962-07-18 (6 years 11 months) |
Aantal vlieguren: | 3350 |
Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 19 / inzittenden: 19 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 19 / inzittenden: 19 |
Schade: | Vermist |
Gevolgen: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
Plaats: | ca 400 km E off Shemya, AK, USA [Bering Sea] ( Grote Oceaan)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), Verenigde Staten |
Beschrijving:RC-135E "Rivet Amber" was at that time the most sophisticated reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force. It was converted to this configuration in 1963 to fly reconnaissance missions against the Soviet re-entry range off the Kamchatka Peninsula. On June 5, 1969, Rivet Amber departed Shemya for a flight to Fairbanks for routine maintenance. About thirty minutes after departing Shemya, Rivet Amber (callsign Irene 92) transmitted the following message to Elmendorf AFB: "Elmendorf Airways, Irene 92 experiencing vibration in flight. Not certain of the emergency. We have the aircraft under control, Irene 92." This was the last radio contact with the flight. Unidentified microphone keying clicks continued until 10:22. The aircraft crashed at sea.
After more than three weeks of intensive search and rescue operations, the efforts were called off. Neither a single piece of wreckage nor any personnel were ever found.
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A Tale of Two Airplanes by King Hawes
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accident date:
05-06-1969type: Boeing RC-135E Rivet Amber
registration: 62-4137
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Shemya AFB, AK en Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK bedraagt 2528 km (1580 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.