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Air Force: Mechanical Failures Led to B-52 Aborted Takeoff in Guam
« on: April 27, 2017, 08:37:50 am »
Air Force: Mechanical Failures Led to B-52 Aborted Takeoff in Guam


SAN ANTONIO -- A B-52H Stratofortress was destroyed in Guam last year in a fire shortly after an aborted takeoff due to mechanical failures and the possibility that bird strikes might have damaged the engines of the aircraft as it sped down the runway, an Air Force investigation has concluded.

One of the seven crew members sustained minor injuries in the incident, which began when the engines experienced thrust failure as the plane took off during a routine training mission at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, an Accident Investigation Board from the Air Force Global Strike Command concluded last week.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/25/air-force-mechanical-failures-led-to-b-52-aborted-takeoff-guam.html
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2017, 11:44:55 am »
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