SUMMARY REPORT ART 342 ACCIDENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74B00447R000100010003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 23, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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NARRATIVE: ART 342 WAS LAUNCHED 25 FED FOR A PRACTICE ';F
REFUELI MISSION, NINE BOOR-UPS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT
AIR. AT NO TIME DID THE ARTICLE ENTER AIRCRAFT TURBULENCE,
COMPLETION OF T ITT HOOK-UP (ALA. DRY) A BREAK AWAY WAS NSTITt1?1'
THE ART DROPPED BRCS AND MOVED TO TIM RIGHT OF THE TAN IA.W TA
DOCTAINL ART TEEN ACCT LERATZD AND TOOK UP A POSITION ON LIB WX'`
THE TAI WO COCKPITS TO THE RIGHT AND SLIGHTLY, HIGHER, AIRSPE
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IN AUX 'IANJ B AND SUMP, AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE A CLIMB WAS INITIA`'
FOLL0' BY A RIGHT TtRL AT T8lS POINT THE LIFT .HIS FAI RAT -in
ROOT AND THE AIRCRAFT DISINTB A'#EDa THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY E
2. FINDINGS: THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED INAD'PERTEN" CW
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