ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter 51-0254 Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (LFB)
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Date:Friday 10 May 1957
Type:Silhouette image of generic C97 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-97F Stratofreighter
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-0254
MSN: 16321
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Terceira-Lajes AFB, Azores (LFB) (   Portugal)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Stratofreighter suffered an engine failure on takeoff. The airplane overran the runway and caught fire.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» The Miami News - May 12, 1957


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