ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48319
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 26-JUN-1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress |
| Operator: | 70th BS, 42nd BW, USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0102 |
| C/n / msn: | 17218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Loring AFB, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Loring AFB, Maine |
Destroyed By Fire on ground at Loring AFB, Maine on June 26 1958, when a fuel leak ignited whilst aircraft was parked and being serviced; crew chief attempted to start the engines without "pulling the circuit breaker" first, leading to a spark, which ignited the fuel
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/05-09/0968.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Loring_AFB/message/5372
http://b52stratofortressassociation.yuku.com/topic/16#.UR6Sqp1hiSo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Oct-2009 05:32 | JINX | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2009 10:28 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2013 12:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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