Loss of control Accident Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 59-1465, Monday 17 July 1967
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Date:Monday 17 July 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 59-1465
MSN: 17953/368
Year of manufacture:1960
Total airframe hrs:4107 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:1,5 km NW of Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF/KOFF)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Pilot overrotated during takeoff, airplane stalled and crashed.

Sources:

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III

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