Date:	Monday 4 January 1965
Time:
Type:	Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	61-0265
MSN:	18172/487
Year of manufacture:	1961
Total airframe hrs:	1353 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	3 km from Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) -   United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
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.

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III

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