Incident Boeing B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress 55-0102,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48319
 
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Date:Thursday 26 June 1958
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: 55-0102
MSN: 17218
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Loring AFB, Aroostook County, ME -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed by fire on ground when a fuel leak ignited whilst aircraft was parked and being serviced; crew chief attempted to start the engines without "pulling the circuit breaker" first, leading to a spark, which ignited the fuel.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
26-Oct-2009 05:32 JINX Updated
26-Oct-2009 10:28 JINX Updated
15-Feb-2013 12:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2013 11:20 Anon. Updated [Embed code]
29-Aug-2013 12:50 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
31-Jan-2019 15:30 wf Updated [Aircraft type, Location]

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