ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48336
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| Date: | Monday 10 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52C-50-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 54-2682 |
| MSN: | 17177 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 mi E of New Hampton, NH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into Spruce Swamp near Fremont during attempt to reach CAFB Goose Bay to make emergency landing due to weather. Cause of crash attributed to nose radome failure in flight. Crew bailed out.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11 August 1959, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Oct-2009 23:07 | JINX | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2009 18:54 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2013 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2013 17:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2017 20:15 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 16:00 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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