Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Jan 17, 1968 (13 killed)

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on January 17, 1968 near Minot AFB North Dakota, United States with 13 fatalities.

A USAF Boeing KC 135 departing Minot Air Force Base for Glasgow in a snowstorm went out of control at liftoff and crashed in flames beside the runway on 17 January 1968. All 13 occupants were killed, including Maj Gen Charles M. Eisenhart, who was completing a crew check ride.

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