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List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1945–1949) List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954) List of accidents and incidents involving military ...
The Palomares incident occurred on 17 January 1966, when a B-52G bomber of the United States Air Force 's Strategic Air Command collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refueling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain. The KC-135 was destroyed when its fuel load ignited, killing all four crew members.
24 March. A Royal Air Force Handley Page Victor K.1A, XH618, of 57 Squadron collided with a RAF Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer XV156 during a simulated refuelling. Buccaneer hit the Victor's tailplane causing the aircraft to crash into the sea 95 miles E of Sunderland, County Durham.
Five U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers were killed during a training exercise Friday after a military helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The aircraft experienced an in-flight ...
The aircraft was intercepted by 2 F-16s. The aircraft later crashed in the Virginia mountains, killing all 4 on board. [241] 7 June. A helicopter of the Tunisian Armed Forces crashed in the Mediterranean Sea near Bizerte. All four crew members were killed in the crash. [242] 13 June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Five U.S. Army special operations troops were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
A Sikorsky MH-53 Sea Dragon crashes into the Persian Gulf at 2105 hrs., shortly after taking off from the USS Peleliu, 40 miles N of Bahrain. All 6 service members on board were killed. The aircraft was part of squadron HM-15 based out of Naval Air Station Alameda, near San Francisco.
A United States Navy Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk crashed into the Pacific Ocean 16 miles (26 km) SW of San Diego, California. The aircraft was on a routine training flight and returning to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz when the accident occurred off of Point Loma, California, killing all 5 members of its crew.