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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0265 |
| MSN: | 18172/487 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1353 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km from Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) |
Crashed after takeoff when then #3 engine drag brace failed, causing the engine to rotate over the upper strut mounts and separation of #3 and #4 engines before impact.
Sources:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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