Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 November 1964
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Location: 0,5 km S of Portsmouth-Pease Air Force Base, NH (PSM) –
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Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: KC-97 Air TankerKC-97 Air Tanker
Category: Accident
A KC-97 air tanker crashed in a golf course during an aerial refueling exercise near Portsmouth-Pease Air Force Base.A KC-97 air tanker crashed in a golf course during an aerial refueling exercise near Portsmouth-Pease Air Force Base.
Description
The KC-97 air tanker was the fourth of five aircraft taking off from Portsmouth-Pease Air Force Base for an aerial refueling exercise. The aircraft came down in a golf course.
Source of Information
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12043181/5_are_killed_as_air_force_tanker_falls/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12043181/5_are_killed_as_air_force_tanker_falls/Primary Cause
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