Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Jul 30, 1968 (9 killed)

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on July 30, 1968 near Mt Lassen California, United States with 9 fatalities.

A KC135A on a training flight from Castle Air Force Base lost its vertical stabilizer during a sharp turn while practicing an emergency descent. It crashed on Mount Lassen and was destroyed, killing all nine crew members.

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