User:GeorgeAd

In the winter of 1962 (Aprox Nov or Dec) a KC-135 loaded for a mission exploded on takeoff, The enitre crew and some passengers were all killed as was the AP on the main gate. The accident was caused by the ice fog. The aircraft apparently drug a wing tip on takeoff and that caused the explosion. The only recognizable part of the aircraft was the end of the refuel boom, the cockpit from the front window to the nose and the wheels attached to the lower portion of the landing gears. I was assigned to Redistribution and Marketing Office at the time and was sent to the crash area to recover and transport the remains to the R&M area.