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accident 8 Dead: US B-52 Stratofortress Crash ~ California
- Thread starter DeathHand
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You know they have flight deck video recording......JS
carrierform
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One les 100 year old flying dinosaur.
Didnt this same thing happen a few years ago?
Yes. Yes it did.
On 19 May, a B-52H (tail number 60-0047) assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing, from Minot, North Dakota, overran the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff, crashed and burned at Andersen AFB, Guam. During takeoff, the crew noticed birds flying over the runway. They then had indications that the four engines on the right wing were reducing power. The crew believed that the aircraft had ingested birds into the right engines. The crew attempted an aborted takeoff; reducing engines to idle, applying air brakes, and activating the drag parachute. The parachute failed to inflate properly and with 2,500 feet (760 m) of runway remaining, the aircraft was unable to stop. It overran the paved surface of the runway by 300 feet (91 m). The crew evacuated safely and were treated for minor injuries. The aircraft burned completely at a loss of US$112 (equivalent to $167 in 2025) million.<a href="List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - Wikipedia"><span><span>[</span>139<span>]</span></span></a>
Yes. Yes it did.
On 19 May, a B-52H (tail number 60-0047) assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing, from Minot, North Dakota, overran the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff, crashed and burned at Andersen AFB, Guam. During takeoff, the crew noticed birds flying over the runway. They then had indications that the four engines on the right wing were reducing power. The crew believed that the aircraft had ingested birds into the right engines. The crew attempted an aborted takeoff; reducing engines to idle, applying air brakes, and activating the drag parachute. The parachute failed to inflate properly and with 2,500 feet (760 m) of runway remaining, the aircraft was unable to stop. It overran the paved surface of the runway by 300 feet (91 m). The crew evacuated safely and were treated for minor injuries. The aircraft burned completely at a loss of US$112 (equivalent to $167 in 2025) million.<a href="List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - Wikipedia"><span><span>[</span>139<span>]</span></span></a>
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