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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1971 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing C-135B Stratolifter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0331 |
| MSN: | 18238/C16 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11062 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 113 km off Hawaii, USA -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) |
| Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK) |
A Boeing C-135B plane, serial 61-0331, was destroyed in an accident in the Pacific Ocean, 113 km off Hawaii, USA. All 24 crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a flight from Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) to Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK).
The C-135 was operated by USAF 4950th Test Wing for the Space and Missile System Office (SAMSO). It had been observing the French Encelade atmospheric nuclear test at Mururoa.
Sources:
ARIA 328 Memorial
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