Airplane Crash - Near Woodstock, Illinois 03/19/1982
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Woodstock, Illinois
| Date | 03/19/1982 |
| Time | 21:10 |
| Location | Near Woodstock, Illinois |
| Operator | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Type | Boeing KC-135C |
| Registration | 58-0031 |
| Cn/In | 17776 |
| Aboard | 27 |
| Fatalities | 27 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Crashed 40 miles northwest of Chicago O'Hare Airport where it was to have landed. Exploded and dove in an almost vertical attitude from a height of 13,700 ft. into a wooded area, exploded and burned. Most probably overpressurization under the cargo floor and ignition of fuel vapor. |
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