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| Date: | Sunday 20 October 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KB-50J Superfortress |
| Owner/operator: | 622d ARSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 48-117 |
| MSN: | 15998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles from Bermuda -
 Bermuda
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
This aircraft was orginially built as B-50D-105-BO, but later converted to KB-50J aerial refuelling aircraft.
Experienced massive left wing fire after failure of the turbine wheel on the left auxiliary J47 engine and crashed into sea. Of the 8 aboard, all survived except the aircraft commander and a passenger mechanic.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2020 11:30 | Tetrapack | Added |
| 11-Jun-2020 08:03 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 28-Feb-2021 10:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2025 06:07 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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