ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48317
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| Date: | Friday 1 April 1960 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-75-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0607 |
| MSN: | 17290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While participating in A MITO, 56-0607 was scheduled number seven for take-off. Once the bomber was cleared for take-off, the brakes were released and a loud explosion was heard on the left side of the aircraft, followed by the plane settling to the right. The left wing had fallen off at the root joining the left fuselage. The crew was able to abandon the bomber before it became engulfed in flames. The tail-gunner sustained fractures to both elbows egressing to the ground.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.gunners.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/august16_sb.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2009 18:48 | JINX | Updated |
| 12-Feb-2013 14:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2013 17:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2013 08:09 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source] |
| 16-Aug-2018 11:05 | joanied | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2018 06:54 | joanied51 | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Jan-2019 16:07 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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