Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Oct 22, 1968 (6 killed)

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on October 22, 1968 near Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung) Taichung City, Taiwan with 6 fatalities.

A United States Air Force Boeing KC135 returning to Ching Chuan Kang air base from a refuelling mission over South Vietnam struck a mountain slope about 75 km from the base. The aircraft was flying at night in marginal weather, and the wreckage was found 1,500 feet below the summit. All six crew members were killed.

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