B52 crashes in Guam

smurfjed

These are pretty dramatic pictures, all 7 crewmembers escaped alive.

[font=Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif]The US Air Force said Thursday a B-52 crashed on Guam shortly after takeoff, but all seven crew members made it out safely. No injuries were reported.[/font]
[font=Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif]The plane aborted on takeoff and caught fire at about 8:30 a.m., Pacific Air Forces public affairs said in an e-mail. It crashed on the flight line of the base.[/font]
[font=Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif]The bomber was deployed to Guam from Minot, North Dakota, as part of the military s continuous bomber presence in the Pacific, US Air Force said. The crew members are with the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and were performing a routine training mission, it said.[/font]
[font=Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif]The incident is under investigation. The Air Force is taking steps to mitigate any possible hydraulic oil and fuel contamination, said Capt. Ray Geoffroy, spokesman for Pacific Air Forces. The plane was taking off with a full load of fuel.[/font]

PukkaStukka

On an already black day for aviation, a B52 has crashed in Guam. Thankfully the crew are safe

http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/05/18/downed-aircraft-reported-andersen-air-force-base-gfd-responding/84564970/

BoJack Horseman

Another one will need to be assembled from the boneyard.

Luckily the crew escaped before the fire took hold

Shannon757

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Another one will need to be assembled from the boneyard.

Luckily the crew escaped before the fire took hold

Every cloud as they say.

billy few mates

https://warisboring.com/i-ll-be-damned-these-boneyard-b-52s-can-still-fly-4eec4c8bf5cf#.xhdci435x

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/21/us/arizona-b-52-restored/