Incident Boeing RB-52B-25-BO Stratofortress 53-0371,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47789
 
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Date:Thursday 29 January 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing RB-52B-25-BO Stratofortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 53-0371
MSN: 16850
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Merced-Castle AFB, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Merced-Castle AFB, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aborted take-off at high speed. Aircraft sank back and then ran off the runway.

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/1953.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
25-Oct-2009 22:07 JINX Updated
25-Oct-2009 22:09 JINX Updated
02-Nov-2009 07:57 JINX Updated
15-Feb-2013 15:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2013 13:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
31-Jan-2019 15:53 wf Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport]

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