Boeing B-52H-"Flight Without A Fin"-1964

[ryanspeed]

Did they ever find the tail fin?

[edgallo95]

I Agree and I myself am a young person but I am a well educated person

[Super69stang]

I`m a retired A.F. crew chief,people were very professional and caring individuals.These people today cannot wipe there ass without a cell phone or computer and do not know how to speak proper english.Very shallow brain dead idiots.David USAF RET............

[jsmythib]

What Happened to your airplane?! -- " Tail fell OFF!"

[GunnardDoboze]

American airlines 587 wondering if this film has been shown to commercial pilots...Although improper use of flight controls contributed to that crash plus wake turbulence, this may be help full regarding alternate flight procedure..

[nuclear944]

I've flown around the Spanish Peak area- lots of clear air turbulence. Flying within 70 miles east of the front range in Colorado always poses dangers due to mountain wave activity.

[vexviper]

It's amazing how professional and intelligent people were back then... now our youth have all morphed into consuming amebas.

[TralfazConstruction]

@vexviper A curious placement for your comment though I well agree with you. When I do encounter an articulate young person I am startled as it is so rare.

[av8rdav]

@vexviper It's the way the parents raise or don't raise their kids.

[datzfast]

so, how in the hell was it suposed to sneek into russia in turbulance found at those low levels.

[LateNightCable]

Great video. Colorado to Arkansas with a torn rudder? I'm surprised they didn't have a suitable place to put her down before Arkansas.

[fernfeyes]

@LateNightCable You gotta realize that these guys fly all over the world, so a hop from Colorado to Arkansas is really a piece of cake..example..in a possible attack on Cuba..the navigation instruction went something like this..Go to Florida..turn right..

[LateNightCable]

@fernfeyes Oh I know, the Buff has awesome range, but with a torn rudder, I'm just surprised they didn't just pick the nearest suitable piece of tarmac and land immediately. Unless Arkansas was indeed the nearest place.

[fernfeyes]

@LateNightCable ..Seriously..another possibility was that the base they landed at might have had the facilities to make the repair. When I was in the Air Force, I worked on H-53's, and their main depot (parts and major repairs) was McClellan in Sacramento, so anything really major would have been done there..Probably the same for the Buff.

[buffdr]

@LateNightCable Buff has no way of dumping fuel. It has to burn it first to get below 300k gross to land safely. We lost an entire pod (2 engines) and had to fly some 5 hours to meet the min to land. Americas Bomber of Choice.

[TheNovum]

great !!!

thx for sharing

[daggerjrjr]

I was assigned to this airframe when I was stationed at Minot AFB... it was called the baby of the fleet because it had quite a bit fewer flying hour on the airframe than all the others built at that time.. made for very interesting stories while at airshows.

[buffdr]

@daggerjrjr I was at Minot for 10 years. I think the tail was either 1004 or 0004. Right?

[daggerjrjr]

@buffdr it was 1023..i crewed it for a few years...

[joecrewdog]

I was at KSBD (aka Norton AFB) 1983- 1993. 63 OMS and 63 MAW. C141 Crewcheif...

[timstime1970]

Whooaa he said Norton AFB,,god I miss that base,,they closed the best base ever..

[joecrewdog]

Why do you miss KSBD? I was stationed there for 10 years.

[timstime1970]

I was there from 89 to 92 then went to Altus till I got out in 94...I really enjoted the warm weather year round and always somplace to go and lots to do,,,but I dont miss the smog on a still day,,thank God for the Santa Anna Winds..I thought I was gonna freeze to death the 1st winter at Altus as a crew chief,,I woulda never lasted at Maguire NJ..

[timstime1970]

And Hey ,,,do you remember KFIA during gulf storm biggest tent city in country..

[joecrewdog]

This is amazing.