Accident Boeing B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress 55-0082,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48324
 
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Date:Thursday 10 January 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-0082
MSN: 17198
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Andover, New Brunswick -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Limestone-Loring AFB, ME
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in woodlands ten miles southeast from Loring AFB during pilot test flight.

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
Toledo Blade 11.01.1956, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
26-Oct-2009 05:24 JINX Updated
29-Oct-2009 08:13 JINX Updated
14-Feb-2013 21:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2013 09:17 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
31-Jan-2019 15:15 wf Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport]

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