Incident Boeing B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress 55-0098,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48318
 
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Date:Thursday 15 December 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-0098
MSN: 17214
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Larson AFB, Moses Lake, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Larson AFB, WA
Destination airport:Larson AFB, WA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
B-52D s/n 55‑0098 of 327th Bombardment Squadron, 4170th Strategic Wing, USAF, based at Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, WA, crashed at Larson AFB, WA on December 15 1960.

Aircraft had earlier collided, over Mullan Pass, Idaho, with KC-135 tanker from 22nd Air Refueling Squadron, 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, during air‑to air refuelling. Starboard wing failed and aircraft caught fire during landing roll. Runway damaged. The KC-135's refueling probe had pierced the B-52's wing over Montana. Reported as 10 crew on board all survived OK. The KC-135 involved landed at Fairchild AFB.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
www.mil-veh.org/archives/05-09/0968.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
26-Oct-2009 14:11 JINX Updated
26-Oct-2009 14:11 JINX Updated
20-Jan-2012 13:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport]
15-Feb-2013 19:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-May-2016 17:40 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
25-Jul-2017 17:17 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]

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