Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker crash, Jun 7, 1955 (1 killed)
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker accident on June 7, 1955 near Fort Myers Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: An engine failed in flight..
- Date: June 7, 1955
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
- Location: Fort Myers Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failed in flight.
A USAF Boeing KC 97 Stratotanker lost an engine in flight near Fort Myers, Florida, on 7 June 1955. The nine crew bailed out, and the aircraft crashed in a prairie about two miles north of the city. Eight crew were uninjured, and one died when his parachute failed to open.