Airplane Crash - Near Thorney, England 08/28/1976
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Thorney, England
Date | 08/28/1976 |
Time | 12:40 |
Location | Near Thorney, England |
Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Route | McGuire AFB - Mildenhall RAF |
Type | Lockheed C-141A (L.300) |
Registration | 67-0006 |
Cn/In | 6257 |
Aboard | 18 |
Fatalities | 18 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft suffered structural failure after flying into a severe thunderstorm. The starboard wing, horizontal stabilizer and vertical tail fin separated from the aircraft. |
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