Accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 60-0354,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329491
 

Date:Sunday 7 December 1975
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Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 60-0354
MSN: 18129/468
Year of manufacture:1961
Total airframe hrs:6594 hours
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:ca 8 km S of Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL) -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI)
Destination airport:Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI)
Narrative:
Crashed on a frozen lake following landing gear problems. All crew members were killed in the accident.

Sources:

Lodi News-Sentinel - Dec 9, 1975
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III

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