Date:	Friday 4 March 1977
Time:	12:20
Type:	Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	62-3522
MSN:	18505/572
Year of manufacture:	1963
Total airframe hrs:	6423 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	OT
Location:	Rome-Griffiss AFB, NY (RME) -   United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	-
Destination airport:	-

Narrative:
Engine explosion during ground engine maintenance run. A fire erupted.

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III

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