Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 May 1957
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-0258
Location: 550 km SE off Azores Islands –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Airplane EngineAirplane Engine
Category: Accident
A Stratofreighter experienced a catastrophic engine failure in the Atlantic Ocean, leading to a prolonged sinking. The aircraft remained afloat for ten days before being sunk by the USS Wisconsin.A Stratofreighter experienced a catastrophic engine failure in the Atlantic Ocean, leading to a prolonged sinking. The aircraft remained afloat for ten days before being sunk by the USS Wisconsin.
Description
The Stratofreighter was ditched in the Atlantic following a double engine failure. The airplane floated for ten days and was sunk by USS Wisconsin.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cighAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GXwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2573%2C987335https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cighAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GXwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2573%2C987335Primary Cause
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