Accident Boeing B-52C-50-BO Stratofortress (JB-52C) 54-2676,
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Date:Friday 29 March 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-52C-50-BO Stratofortress (JB-52C)
Owner/operator:Boeing Aircraft Inc
Registration: 54-2676
MSN: 17171
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:15 mi N of Tulsa, OK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Wichita, KS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Experienced complete loss of AC electrical power due to defective constant speed drive during negative G conditions.

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/1954.html
Toledo Blade 30.03.1957, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2013 11:37 Dr. John Smith Added
11-May-2013 01:43 JPatrick Updated [Embed code]
11-May-2013 07:43 harro Updated [Source]
29-Aug-2013 09:31 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
29-Aug-2013 09:35 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
31-Jan-2019 15:18 wf Updated [Aircraft type]

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