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| Date: | Tuesday 7 January 1958 |
| Time: | 04:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-336 |
| MSN: | 17118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 20 miles west of Homestead AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Forced landing in the Everglades after running out of fuel. One killed and one critical injured. Four bailed out. Airplane warned away from Homestead AFB due to weather, but was unable to reach another airport.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 8 January 1958, p8A (photo with registration)
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=&content=C-97
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 14:37 | TB | Added |
| 20-Dec-2017 12:54 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Jan-2018 18:28 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, ] |
| 24-Apr-2022 16:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Jun-2024 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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