Vliegtuigongeval op 05 JUN 1969 met Boeing RC-135E Rivet Amber 62-4137 - Shemya, AK, USA [Bering Sea]
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Datum:donderdag 5 juni 1969
Tijd:10:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic R135 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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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accident date: 05-06-1969
type: 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.
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