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Date Posted: Wed, April 11 2007, 11:32:42
Author: David
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Subject: KC-135 Crash On Guam

I was wondering if anyone remembers a early morning pre launch accident in 1969 or 1970? I was tdy to Anderson AFB and the accident tore off the #4 Engine on the Tanker after it rammed into the back of a F-4 Phantom that had apparently flamed out and was stalled on the runway. The two F-4 pilots did not make it out of their plane and were killed outright. Our Tanker from the 380th FMS out of Plattsburgh, New York had dropped out of launch rotation and would have been the one that hit the stalled F-4 if we had stayed in position during launch.

Watching two people burn to death is something that leaves you speechless and helpless. We were fully loaded with fuel and the fire that night will stay in my memory forever. I was never able to find out anything else about the details. Anyone remember?

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Re: KC-135 Crash On Guam -- Jeff Northridge, Thu, April 12 2007, 11:18:37 (adsl-75-45-105-87.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net/75.45.105.87)

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>I was wondering if anyone remembers a early morning >pre launch accident in 1969 or 1970? I was tdy to >Anderson AFB and the accident tore off the #4 Engine >on the Tanker after it rammed into the back of a F-4 >Phantom that had apparently flamed out and was stalled >on the runway. The two F-4 pilots did not make it out >of their plane and were killed outright. Our Tanker >from the 380th FMS out of Plattsburgh, New York had >dropped out of launch rotation and would have been the >one that hit the stalled F-4 if we had stayed in >position during launch. > >Watching two people burn to death is something that >leaves you speechless and helpless. We were fully >loaded with fuel and the fire that night will stay in >my memory forever. I was never able to find out >anything else about the details. Anyone remember?
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