Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker crash, May 9, 1957, Atlantic Ocean
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker accident on May 9, 1957 near Atlantic Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Double engine failure in flight.
- Date: May 9, 1957
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Double engine failure in flight
A USAF KC-97F lost two engines in flight about 550 km southeast of the Azores. The crew reported their position and ditched the aircraft, and all seven crew were evacuated safely. The aircraft floated for about ten days before USS Wisconsin sank it.