Narrative:
Flew into the side of a 7300 feet mountain during a night time descent over mountainous terrain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 October 1968 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0301 |
| MSN: | 18208/523 |
| First flight: | 1962-05-29 (6 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 75 km (46.9 mls) from Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (RMQ ( Taiwan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (RMQ/RCMQ), Taiwan |
Flew into the side of a 7300 feet mountain during a night time descent over mountainous terrain.
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIPhotos
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