Guam B-52 Crash

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08-09-2008, 02:08 PM

KC10 FATboy

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Guam B-52 Crash

Does anyone have any information on what caused the crash of the B-52 at Guam a few weeks ago?

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-Fatty

08-09-2008, 02:38 PM

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Does anyone have any information on what caused the crash of the B-52 at Guam a few weeks ago?

Thanks.

-Fatty

No news yet. My squadron is out there. This one is not going to be easy. 2 crew dogs floating in the horse collars dead. Other 4 at the bottom of deep water. If I get any news I'll update it. Some real good dudes on the jet. Sad day for the AF.

08-10-2008, 01:29 PM

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Thanks for the update. Any idea what phase of flight they were in?

08-10-2008, 03:10 PM

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First, I have no idea about the accident. However, when my grandfather flew the B-52, he thought it was a great airplane. He was, however, comparing it to the B-17. It's time to buy a bomber from this century.

Joe

08-10-2008, 06:09 PM

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No kidding.

08-11-2008, 04:51 AM

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Guam B-52 Crash

Best guess from a former B-52 instructor -- descending turn at low altitude at high gross weight when they were setting up for a fly-by -- and they couldn't pull it out in time. Board results should be out soon.

08-11-2008, 08:45 AM

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Why would they be at high GW for an airshow? It was on Guam, right? You can get to any place on Guam in about 4 minutes.

08-11-2008, 10:12 AM

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And the crash was 30 miles to the NW according to the news FOXNews.com - B-52 Bomber Carrying 6 Crew Members Crashes Off Guam - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

08-11-2008, 11:24 AM

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Rickair,

Who said they were high GW? That was an uneducated guess by someone who has zero evidence to support that guess.

08-11-2008, 11:40 AM

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Rickair,

Who said they were high GW? That was an uneducated guess by someone who has zero evidence to support that guess.

It was educated to the point the guy is a former B-52 IP. He can certainly speculate on it. As can we all. And a guess is a guess - he doesn't need to have evidence to support it. We go through this everytime there's a crash. Someone starts a thread, people chime in and speculate, and others get all worked up by it. Every single time. You'd think people would be used to it by now.