Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker crash, May 4, 1955 (9 killed)
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker accident on May 4, 1955 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 9 fatalities. Cause: An engine exploded in flight..
- Date: May 4, 1955
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine exploded in flight.
A USAF Boeing KC 97 flying from the United States to Europe at cruising altitude sent a brief mayday reporting an engine explosion. It then dove into the Atlantic about 145 km southwest of Reykjavik. All nine crew were killed.