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2. 1971 B-52C Lake Michigan crash - Wikipedia

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   Each mission was a simulated use of electronics on the bomber to jam enemy radar so that the Cold War mission could be accomplished, while at the same time the ground crew of radar and electronic technicians were doing the same. 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the Bay Shore site was the Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant owned by Consumers Power and ...

3. List of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-52 ...

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   While taking off from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield in heavy rain on an Operation Arc Light mission on 19 July, a B-52D (tail number 55-0676) crashed and caught fire when it overran the runway on takeoff. The pilot and co-pilot had different readings on their airspeed indicators, so they decided to abort the takeoff.

4. 1968 Kadena Air Base B-52 crash - Wikipedia

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   The fire resulting from the aborted takeoff ignited the aircraft's fuel and detonated the 30,000-pound (13,600 kg) bomb load of twenty-four 500 lb (230 kg) bombs, (twelve under each wing) and forty two 750 lb (340 kg) bombs inside the bomb bay and caused a blast so powerful that it created an immense crater under the burning aircraft some thirty feet (9 m) deep and sixty feet (18 m) across.

5. Exclusive: On board a B-52 bomber mission to China’s doorstep

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   The Boeing B-52H Stratofortress is America’s primary strategic bomber, taking part in every US war since Vietnam. ... The last B-52 rolled off the production line in 1962. The strategic bombers ...

6. 11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber - AOL

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   The U.S. Air Force recently announced that the last squadrons of the legendary B-52's have ... 11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber. ... 7 best hair colors for women over 50 ...

7. List of United States bomber aircraft - Wikipedia

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   Douglas B-18 Bolo medium bomber: 1935 retired 1946: 350: Douglas Y1B-7 heavy bomber: 1931 retired prototype: 8: Fokker XB-8 heavy bomber: 1929 retired prototype: 7: Great Lakes BG dive bomber: 1933 retired 1941: 61: Huff-Daland XB-1 heavy bomber: 1927 retired prototype: 1: Keystone B-3 light bomber: 1929 retired 1940: 36: Keystone B-4 heavy ...

8. 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident

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   The B-52 command pilot did not do a final verification check before signing the manifest listing the cargo as a dozen unarmed AGM-129 missiles to depart Minot. [11] General T. Michael Moseley, USAF chief of staff at the time of the incident. The B-52 departed Minot at 08:40 and landed at Barksdale at 11:23 (local times) on 30 August.

9. Kelly Flinn - Wikipedia

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   Flinn was born in St. Louis, Missouri, [8] the youngest of five children. [3] She decided to become a pilot after attending Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. [8] She attended the U.S. Air Force Academy, undergraduate pilot training, and follow-on B-52 bomber training, becoming the first female B-52 pilot in the USAF.