Accident Boeing B-52B-35-BO Stratofortress 53-0393,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48340
 
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Date:Monday 17 September 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-52B-35-BO Stratofortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 53-0393
MSN: 16872
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:9 mi SE of Madera, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Castle AFB, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after in-flight fire.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
25-Oct-2009 21:59 JINX Updated
26-Oct-2009 10:59 JINX Updated
12-Feb-2013 15:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2013 08:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jul-2017 19:22 TB Updated [Destination airport]
31-Jan-2019 15:05 wf Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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