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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52F-100-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-0036 |
| MSN: | 17430 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hardinsburg, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after mid-air collision with KC-135 57-1513 during airborne alert duty at 32,000ft . Shortly after the B-52 began refueling from the KC-135, the two aircraft collided.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1957.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2009 08:18 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2013 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2013 17:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2019 16:03 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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