Aircraft Photo of LX-N90457 | Boeing E-3A Sentry | Luxembourg - NATO | AirHistory.net #297528
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:LX-N90457
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 707
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 707-300
Aircraft Version:Boeing E-3A Sentry
C/n (msn):22852 / 969
Operator Titles:Luxembourg - NATO
Location
City / Airport:Uden - VolkelMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHVK   IATA: UDE   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:6 April 1992
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 297528
Photo Comment

This AWACS was written off at Préveza-Aktion (Greece) on 14 July 1996. The pilot of the unfortunate E-3A aborted its take off after V1 when he assumed a bird hit. The AWACS could not be brought to a stop and it overran the runway end into the sea. It struck a sea wall, causing the fuselage to break. All sixteen crew survived the accident.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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