A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber crashed on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base on Wednesday. The aircraft...
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber crashed on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base on Wednesday.
The aircraft part of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew was performing a routine training mission, crashed shortly after taking off from the base at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time.
Emergency response personnel from Andersen AFB, Naval Base Guam, Joint Region Marianas and government of Guam promptly established a cordon and extinguished the blazing wreckage.
The aircraft was carrying inert munitions at the time and posed no danger to the local community. The B-52 was deployed to Andersen AFB from Minot AFB, North Dakota, as part of the Defense Department’s continuous bomber presence mission in the Pacific.
All seven aircrew members safely egressed the aircraft, with no injuries reported.
The subsonic B-52 is long range heavy bomber operated by USAF in strategic role since 1950s. Powered by eight turbofan engines, the B-52H is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling.
The aircraft part of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew was performing a routine training mission, crashed shortly after taking off from the base at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time.
Emergency response personnel from Andersen AFB, Naval Base Guam, Joint Region Marianas and government of Guam promptly established a cordon and extinguished the blazing wreckage.
The aircraft was carrying inert munitions at the time and posed no danger to the local community. The B-52 was deployed to Andersen AFB from Minot AFB, North Dakota, as part of the Defense Department’s continuous bomber presence mission in the Pacific.
The subsonic B-52 is long range heavy bomber operated by USAF in strategic role since 1950s. Powered by eight turbofan engines, the B-52H is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling.
