From: archie road (jeep_32@mountain.net)
Date: Sat Sep 24 2005 - 10:56:21 PDT
I was present for the destruction of B-52G- 57-6507
archie =) =) =)
Wes Knettle wrote:
> This should give you an idea of what the losses were. This is actually
> a pretty good record compared to some types.
>
>> B-52 TOTAL LOSSES HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE
>>
>>
>> B-52B
>>
>> 52-0007 retired to MASDC 2/12/66, tested to destruction 1966
>> 52-0009 crashed 2/7/64 at unknown location due to fire in hydraulic
>> system
>>
>> 52-0010 retired to MASDC 2/15/66, tested to destruction at Holloman 5/66
>>
>> 52-8716 crashed on takeoff at Castle AFB 11/30/56
>>
>> 52-0371 crashed during takeoff at Castle AFB 1/29/59, flapless
>> takeoff aborted at high speed
>>
>> 53-0380 shot down 4/7/61 by inadvertent launch of Sidewinder from New
>> Mexico ANG F-100
>>
>> 53-0382 crashed on landing at Castle AFB 11/6/57, landing gear lever
>> latch failed during touch-and-go landing, resulted in gear retracting
>> while still on runway
>>
>> 53-0384 crashed 2/16/56 near Sacramento, CA after inflight fire
>> caused by starboard alternator failure
>>
>> 53-0390 crashed 1/19/61 in Utah after turbulence-induced structural
>> failure at high altitude
>>
>> 53-0393 crashed 9/16/56 at unknown location after inflight fire
>>
>> B-52C
>>
>> 53-0406 crashed 1/24/63 near Greenville, ME due to turbulence-induced
>> structural failure at low level
>>
>> 54-2666 crashed into Lake Michigan 1/7/71
>>
>> 54-2667 crashed near Cape Kennedy, FL 8/30/68 after electrical failure
>>
>> 54-2676 used for tests by Boeing as JB-52C, crashed during Boeing
>> test flight 3/29/57
>>
>> 54-2682 crashed near New Hampton, NH 8/10/59 after nose radome failed
>> in flight
>>
>> B-52D
>>
>>
>> 55-0050 shot down by SAM 12/21/72 during linebacker
>>
>> 55-0056 shot down by SAM 1/3/73
>>
>> 55-0058 w/o 12/11/74 near Guam, experienced instrument malfunction
>> followed by loss of control and structural failure
>>
>> 55-0060 crashed 1/13/64 near Cumberland, MD, excessive turbulence
>> resulted in structural failure, two nuclear weapons recovered
>>
>> 55-0061 shot down by SAM 12/21/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> 55-0065 crashed 9/16/58 near St. Paul, WI
>>
>> 55-0078 w/o 10/30/81 near Ja Junta, CO during low-level night mission
>>
>> 55-0082 crashed 1/10/57 near Loring AFB
>>
>> 55-0089 crashed 4/3/70 at Ellsworth AFB during landing
>>
>> 55-0093 crashed 7/29/58 near Loring AFB, flew into ground during bad
>> weather
>>
>> 55-0097 sustained crash damage at U Tapao AB, Thailand 10/15/72,
>> scrapped 2/73
>>
>> 55-0098 crashed 12/15/60 during landing at Larson AFB after having
>> collided with tanker
>>
>> 55-0102 destroyed 6/26/58 by ground fire at Loring AFB
>>
>> 55-0103 aborted takeoff and was destroyed by fire at Kadena AB,
>> Okinawa 11/18/68
>>
>> 55-0108 crashed 11/10/64 near Glasgow AFB while on low-level mission
>>
>> 55-0110 hit by SAM 11/22/72 during Linebacker, crashed in Thailand,
>> first B-52 to be lost in combat
>>
>> 55-0112 tested to destruction at Wichita 1973
>>
>> 55-0114 crashed 21/9/60 after navigator ejected while descending to
>> low-level route, pilot concluded that aircraft was breaking up and
>> ordered rest of crew to eject
>>
>> 55-0115 destroyed by fire at Kadena AB, Okinawa 12/3/68
>>
>> 55-0116 made emergency landing 1/13/73 at Da Nang AB, South Vietnam
>> with battle damage, scrapped 3/29/73
>> 55-0676 lost 7/19/69 in take-off accident from U Tapao AB, Thailand
>>
>> 56-0584 crashed on landing at U Tapao AB, Thailand 12/26/72 after
>> being hit by SAM during Linebacker
>>
>> 56-0591 crashed 6/23/59 near Burns, or after turbulence-induced
>> failure in horizontal stabilizer at low level
>>
>> 56-0593 crashed into Pacific after takeoff from Andersen AFB, 5/10/69
>>
>> 56-0595 w/o 7/7/67 over Pacific after midair collision with B-52D
>> 56-0627
>>
>> 56-0597 crashed 12/12/57 at Fairchild AFB due to incorrect wiring of
>> stabilizer trim switch
>>
>> 56-0599 crashed in Thailand 12/27/72 after being hit by SAM during
>> Linebacker
>>
>> 56-0601 destroyed in emergency landing 7/8/67 at Da Nang
>>
>> 56-0605 shot down by SAM 12/27/72
>>
>> 56-0607 burned out on runway 4/1/60 at Fairchild AFB
>>
>> 56-0608 shot down by SAM 12/18/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> 56-0610 crashed 2/11/58 at Ellsworth AFB due to total power loss
>> during final approach
>>
>> 56-0616 tested to destruction at Wichita in 1971
>>
>> 56-0622 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> 56-0625 crashed short of runway at McCoy AFB after multiple engine
>> failure, 3/31/72
>>
>> 56-0627 w/o 7/7/67 over Pacific after midair collision with B-52D
>> 56-0595
>>
>> 56-0630 crashed into Pacific following failure of starboard wing
>> after takeoff from Andersen AFB, Guam, 7/27/69
>>
>> 56-0661 crashed 9/9/58 near Fairchild AFB after midair collision with
>> B-52D 56-0681
>>
>> 56-0669 shot down by SAM 12/21/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> 56-0674 shot down by SAM 12/26/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> 56-0677 crashed 7/30/72 in Thailand following lightning strike and fire
>>
>> 56-0680 blown up 4/84, Carswell AFB
>>
>> 56-0681 crashed 9/9/58 near Fairchild AFB after midair collision with
>> B-52D 56-0661
>>
>> 56-0688 blown up April 1984, Carswell AFB
>> ______________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> B-52E
>>
>> 56-0633 crashed 12/9/58 at Altus AFB due to improper use of
>> stabilizer trim during overshoot
>>
>> 56-0655 destroyed by fire 11/19/63 during maintenance at Walker AFB
>>
>> B-52F
>>
>> 57-0036 w/o 10/15/59 near Hardinsberg, KY after midair collision with
>> KC-135. The two nuclear weapons onboard were recovered
>>
>> 57-0041 crashed 10/21/69 in landing accident at Castle AFB
>>
>> 57-0043 w/o 12/23/63, details unknown
>>
>> 57-0047 w/o June 18, 1965 over Pacific after collision with 0179
>> during first Arc Light mission
>>
>> 57-0149 crashed 5/8/69 short of runway at Castle AFB
>>
>> 57-0166 w/o 3/14/61 near Yuba City, CA after cabin pressurization
>> failed, forcing descent. Increased fuel consumption caused aircraft
>> to run out of fuel before tanker rendezvous and crew abandoned the
>> aircraft, two nuclear weapons aboard the aircraft torn from the
>> aircraft by ground impact, but high explosives did not detonate
>>
>> 57-0172 w/o 10/8/69 at Castle AFB, pitch-up during overshoot resulted
>> in loss of control
>>
>> 57-0173 crashed 2/28/68 off Matagorda Island, TX, details unknown
>>
>> 57-0179 w/o 6/18/65 over Pacific after collision with 0047 during
>> first Arc Light mission
>>
>> 57-0181 to MASDC 6/29/67 - transferred to Boeing-Wichita 10/10/67 and
>> tested to destruction
>> ______________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> B-52G
>>
>> - 57-6479 flew into ground 10/16/84 during low-level mission at
>> Kayenta, AZ
>>
>> - 57-6481 crashed in Thailand 12/20/72 during Linebacker after being
>> hit by SAM
>>
>> - 57-6493 crashed 9/3/75 near Aitken, SC, fuel leak in starboard
>> outer wing with aircraft rolling inverted due to loss of control
>>
>> - 57-6494 crashed 7/5/67 on takeoff from Ramey AFB, life raft
>> inflated, causing control loss
>>
>> - 57-6496 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> - 57-6507 destroyed 1/26/83 by fire during ground maintenance at
>> Grand Forks AFB
>>
>> - 58-161 crashed 4/11/83 near St. George, UT, flew into ground during
>> Red Flag mission
>>
>> - 58-169 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> - 58-174 crashed 2/8/74 after multi-engine failure and fire on
>> takeoff from Beale AFB
>>
>> - 58-180 crashed 2/1/60 at Ramey AFB, PR, incorrect trim setting
>> during touch-and-go approach
>>
>> - 58-187 crashed 1/24/61 near Goldsboro, NC, fatigue failure of
>> starboard wing after fuel leak at high altitude, wing failed when
>> flaps selected during emergency approach to Seymour Johnson AFB, two
>> nuclear weapons separated from the aircraft, one fell by
>> parachute, and the other broke apart on impact
>>
>> - 58-188 w/o 1/21/68 near Thule AFB, Greenland, cabin fire caused
>> crash on sea ice, four nuclear weapons on board destroyed in fire
>>
>> - 58-190 w/o 7/24/89 at Kelly AFB by ground explosion and fire during
>> depot maintenance work
>>
>> - 58-196 w/o 10/15/61 off Newfoundland coast, cause unknown
>>
>> - 58-198 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
>>
>> - 58-201 shot down by SAM 12/18/72 during Linebacker (Rivit Ace &
>> BAFB 2nd BW)
>>
>> - 58-208 destroyed by ground fire 7/20/70 at Loring AFB
>>
>> - 58-209 destroyed 8/19/80 by ground fire at Robins AFB
>>
>> - 58-215 crashed 9/4/69 after multi-engine failure on takeoff from
>> Loring AFB
>>
>> - 58-219 w/o 2/11/88 at Castle AFB, overran runway and destroyed
>> after aborted takeoff
>>
>> - 58-228 w/o 11/18/66, flew into ground
>>
>>
>> - 58-246 hit by SAM 12/18/72 during Linebacker and crashed in Thailand
>>
>> - 58-256 collided with KC-135 during mid-air refuelling 1/17/66 near
>> Palomares, Spain, four nuclear weapons fell from wreckage
>>
>> - 59-2574 crashed 5/8/72 at Griffiss AFB, aquaplaned during landing
>>
>> - 59-2576 crashed 3/30/61 near Lexington, NC, loss of control for
>> unknown reason
>>
>> - 59-2593 crashed 2/3/91 into Indian Ocean 15 miles north of Diego
>> Garcia due to electrical failure after Desert Storm mission, 5
>> engines flamed out due to improper fuel management, three crewmen
>> ejected safely, three others ejected out of the envelope and were killed
>>
>> - 59-2597 destroyed 11/29/82 in post-landing fire in hydraulic system
>> at Castle AFB
>>
>> - 59-2600 crashed 7/7/72 on takeoff from Andersen AFB, Guam
>>
>> B-52H
>>
>> - 60-0006 crashed 5/30/74 on WPAFB runway during GCA approach, rudder
>> and elevator failure caused loss of control
>>
>> - 60-0027 crashed 11/2/67 near Minot AFB, fuel mismanagement during
>> landing approach caused multiple engine flameout
>> - 60-0039 crashed 1/1/77 at K.I. Sawyer AFB, flew into ground during
>> landing approach
>>
>> - 60-0040 crashed 12/6/88 at K.I. Sawyer AFB, exploded during
>> touch-and-go approach
>>
>> - 61-0026 crashed 6/24/94 at Fairchild AFB during rehersal for air
>> display, lost control and hit ground
>>
>> Color Codes
>>
>>
>> Destroyed by peace time accident or incident in flight and on the
>> ground. Total 73 aircraft
>>
>> Destroyed while engaged in combat activities inflight and on the
>> ground. Total 31 aircraft
>> Shot down total 12. Damaged by enemy fire and subsequently lost
>> total 6. Accidental loss while engaged in combat sortie total 13.
>>
>> Total losses due to combat and accidental in-flight or on the ground
>> accidents 104 aircraft.
>>
>> Total in-flight losses with Nuclear weapons aboard 6.
>>
>> Total B-52’s built 744
>> XB52 1
>> YB52 1
>> B-52A 3
>> B-52B 50
>> B-52C 35
>> B-52D 170
>> B-52E 100
>> B-52F 89
>> B-52G 193
>> B-52H 102
>>
>>
>>
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