ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-1513 Leitchfield, KY
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Date:Thursday 15 October 1959
Time:19:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 57-1513
MSN: 17584/193
First flight: 1958-12-08 (10 months)
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Collision casualties:Fatalities: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Leitchfield, KY (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Columbus AFB, MS (CBM/KCBM), United States of America
Destination airport:Columbus AFB, MS (CBM/KCBM), United States of America
Narrative:
The Boeing Stratotanker collided in mid-air with a USAF Boeing B-52F Stratofortress (57-0036), which was carrying two nuclear bombs. The bomber was being refueled at FL320.
Both aircraft crashed.

Classification:
Mid air collision
Loss of control

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