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Title: New details released on B-52 emergency landing at RAF Mildenhall
Post by: rangerrebew on July 13, 2019, 10:28:49 am

New details released on B-52 emergency landing at RAF Mildenhall
Jul 13, 2019

The U.S. Air Force has released new details on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber emergency landing at RAF Mildenhall, England.

American long-range, subsonic bomber was forced to make an emergency landing on the outskirts of Cambridgeshire after a mid-air emergency.

According to a statement released by the 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs, a B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, made an unexpected appearance on the RAF Mildenhall flightline June 17, 2019, after experiencing an in-flight emergency, but landed safely and no one was injured.

https://defence-blog.com/news/new-details-released-on-b-52-emergency-landing-at-raf-mildenhall.html