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| Date: | Monday 17 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52B-35-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-0393 |
| MSN: | 16872 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 mi SE of Madera, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Castle AFB, CA |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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