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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 1992 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-141B Starlifter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 65-0255 |
| MSN: | 300-6106 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 37744 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 14 km N of Harlem, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM) |
| Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM) |
Four Lockheed C-141B Starlifters were night air refueling/airdrop training mission. A KC-135 tanker was leading the Starlifters in a refueling pattern at FL255. The first Starlifter completed refueling and backed away to the left behind the KC-135 at FL250. It remained at an unusually close position. When the second C-141 had completed refueling it also backed away to the left, unaware of the unusual position of the first C-141. Both aircraft collided, breaking up in mid-air.
Sources:
C-141 Lifetime Mishap Summary / Lt. Col. Paul M. Hansen, USAFR, Ret. McChord AFB WA (1 October, 2004)
The Spokesman-Review - Dec 1, 1992
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