Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 01 JUL 1972 |
| Type: | Boeing C-135F |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | L'Armée de L'Air |
| Registratie: | 38743 |
| Constructienummer: | 18682/C004 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1964-02-26 (8 years 4 months) |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | van Hao Island Airport (HOI) (Grote Oceaan)
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| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Hao Island Airport (HOI/NTTO), Frans Polynesië |
| ? |
Lost power on one engine and crashed into the sea. The C-135F was on a weather reconnaissance mission associated with a nuclear test.
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» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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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.
