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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-0254 |
| MSN: | 16321 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (LFB) -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA) |
The Stratofreighter suffered an engine failure on takeoff. The airplane overran the runway and caught fire.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
The Miami News - May 12, 1957
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