Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Jan 17, 1966 (4 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on January 17, 1966 near Palomares Andalusia, Spain with 4 fatalities.
- Date: January 17, 1966
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Palomares Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF KC135A tanker collided in midair with a Boeing B52G bomber during a refueling mission near Palomares, Spain, on 17 January 1966. All four crew of the tanker were killed, and three of the bomber's seven crew died while four escaped by ejecting or bailing out. The bomber carried four Mk 28 hydrogen bombs; three were found on land near Palomares and the fourth was recovered from the Mediterranean after a search of about two and a half months.