ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48375
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| Date: | Monday 29 November 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52G-130-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 93rd BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 59-2597 |
| MSN: | 464360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Castle AFB, Atwater, Merced, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Castle AFB, Atwater, Merced, CA |
| Castle AFB, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed in post-landing fire in hydraulic system at Castle AFB, Atwater, Merced, California on November 29 1982. After the aircraft landed, leaking hydraulic fluid from a brake line ignited due to the hot brakes, which started a fire in the forward wheel well. The crew managed to evacuate before the fuel tanks blew.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1959.html
www.mil-veh.org/archives/05-09/0968.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Sep-2012 02:12 | whiteshark | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2013 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:41 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 11-Apr-2020 08:26 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants] |
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