ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171585
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1964 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-50J Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 421st ARSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 48-065 |
| MSN: | 15874 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 230 km NE of Bangkok -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Takhli RTAFB, Thailand |
| Takhli RTAFB, Thailand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This aircraft was orginially built as B-50D-80-BO, but later converted to KB-50J aerial refuelling aircraft.
Crashed shortly after take-off due to engine failure. Crew bailed out. 11 on ground killed. Corrosion found in wreckage led to early retirement of KB-50 fleet and its replacement with KC-135s.
Back in Saigon, I was told by a friend (survivor) this plane flew on after they jumped. He said he saw the plane flying away as he 'chuted down. He said he did not see the plane come apart or go down. The crew all landed near a village in Thailand
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 15 October 1964, p13
https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2014 19:57 | TB | Added |
| 29-May-2018 15:05 | Philpet43 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2020 11:31 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:02 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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