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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 60-0354 |
| MSN: | 18129/468 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6594 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 8 km S of Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI) |
| Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI) |
Crashed on a frozen lake following landing gear problems. All crew members were killed in the accident.
Sources:
Lodi News-Sentinel - Dec 9, 1975
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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