Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-2685
Location: near Mistassini Lake, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter carrying ten crew members experienced a fire mid-air over Watkins Glen, New York, USA. One crew member was fatally injured during a bail-out. The aircraft subsequently continued its flight, eventually descending in a remote Canadian area near Mistassini Lake, Quebec, Canada. The aircraft ultimately crashed.A Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter carrying ten crew members experienced a fire mid-air over Watkins Glen, New York, USA. One crew member was fatally injured during a bail-out. The aircraft subsequently continued its flight, eventually descending in a remote Canadian area near Mistassini Lake, Quebec, Canada. The aircraft ultimately crashed.
Description
The ten crew members of a Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter abandoned their aircraft in mid-air over Watkins Glen, New York, USA, when a fire had developed in the aircraft. One of the crew members was killed in the bail-out. The aircraft continued and was later spotted 100 miles north of Montreal, Canada. It kept on flying until it came down in a remote Canadian area near Mistassini Lake, Quebec, Canada.
Source of Information
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search116.htm, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pTVgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ym8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1841%2C1527155http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search116.htm, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pTVgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ym8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1841%2C1527155Primary Cause
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