The crew departed Bergstrom AFB (Austin) on a B-52 refuelling mission. En route, while cruising in a low pressure area with turbulences, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion. All four crew members were killed. Brand new, the airplane has been delivered six weeks prior to the accident. Crew: Lt Rodney Anderlitch, Maj Jesse Lee Myrick, Lt Philip Camillo de Bonis, Sgt Herman Allison Clark.
Probable cause (official findings): Following severe turbulences in-flight, the pylon of two engines failed, causing the engine to detach. One of them struck the empennage that was partially sheared off. The aircraft went out of control and crashed.