B-52 Stratofortress engine falls off during training flight in North Dakota
By Jim Verchio| January 5th, 2017|Military News|0 Comments
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A B-52H Stratofortress flies over the Northern Neighbors Day Air Show at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Aug. 13, 2016. (Photo by Senior Airman Kristoffer Kaubisch)
A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, ND, lost one of its eight engines Wednesday while conducting a routine training flight.
The bomber and its crew of five landed safely without sustaining further damage to the aircraft.
This particular B-52, which had no weapons on board during the mission, belongs to Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing.
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