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To: jacquej; Oldeconomybuyer

KC-135: History of Destroyed Aircraft: https://airrefuelingarchive.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/kc-135-history-of-destroyed-aircraft/

There is a history of 707-type aircraft loss due to wire chaffing, electrical arching and such.

USAF version of the B-707 is the KC-135.

“22-Jun-59 57-1446 A Walker AFB Main fuel tank explosion on ramp (maintenance)”

“3-Jun-71 58-0039 Q Torrejon AFB Crashed following in-flight explosion of the nr. 1 main fuel tank. Chafing of boost pump wires in conduits was determined to be as a possible ignition source.”

“13-FEB-87 60-0330 A Altus AFB Landed on the runway at altus afb on fire, cause was an arc in the fuel vapor area due to a compromised coax from the HF radio, aircraft subsequently burned to the ground in the infield after it rolled off the runway”

“4-Oct-89 56-3592 A Loring AFB In-flight explosion (aft body tank) during approach”


63 posted on 05/20/2016 3:00:36 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Hulka

F16s were lost from chafing wires in the flight controls.


85 posted on 05/20/2016 4:06:08 PM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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