ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48398
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1959 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | Boeing Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | 56-0591 |
| MSN: | 17274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 32 mi W of Burns, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boeing Field, Seattle, WA (BFI/KBFI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the Ochoca National Forest during low-level flight tests due to failure of the horizontal stabilizer.
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/1956.html
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=10063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Oct-2009 23:06 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2013 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2013 16:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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