Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker crash, Jun 27, 1960 (5 killed)
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker accident on June 27, 1960 near Newry Maine, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Lubrication failure in the supercharger...
- Date: June 27, 1960
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
- Location: Newry Maine, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Lubrication failure in the supercharger impeller shaft of the No 1 engine, followed by impeller departure, fuel leakage, fire and wing structural failure (investigators' finding as reported).
A KC 97G tanker of the 380th Air Refueling Squadron from Plattsburgh AFB caught fire in its number one engine while preparing to refuel a B 47 over Maine on 27 June 1960. The wing failed, the aircraft spun in and crashed on Jonathan Smith Mountain in Newry, killing all five crew.