ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48319
Last updated: 8 April 2021
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| Date: | 26-JUN-1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 55-0102 |
| C/n / msn: | 17218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed by fire on ground when a fuel leak ignited whilst aircraft was parked and being serviced; crew chief attempted to start the engines without "pulling the circuit breaker" first, leading to a spark, which ignited the fuel.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Oct-2009 05:32 | JINX | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2009 10:28 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2013 12:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2013 11:20 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 29-Aug-2013 12:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 15:30 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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