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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing EC-135P |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0007 |
| MSN: | 17752/222 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16896 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P/F-59W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Hampton-Langley AFB, VA (LFI) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Burned out on ground due to electrical short in the water injection tank heater wiring.
Sources:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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