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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1958 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-20-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0065 |
| MSN: | 464017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi S of St Paul, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed at August Kahl Farm, Inver Grove Heights, MN, due to flight control failure which led to tail separation.
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/1955.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Oct-2009 12:39 | JINX | Updated |
| 14-Jan-2013 12:14 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2013 14:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2013 13:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2014 16:57 | softspill | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2019 15:47 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Apr-2020 16:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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