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| Date: | Sunday 15 March 1981 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing RC-135S Cobra Ball II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-2664 |
| MSN: | 18340/C20 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18638 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI) |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY) |
Struck the ground at night while on final approach in marginal conditions (turbulence fog, blowing snow, and sleet).
Sources:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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