"Quoting a former Air Force officer, a Spokane newspaper Sunday said pilot Arthur "Bud" Holland was an expert pilot and instructor but also a risk-taker. They cited a 1992 incident in which he did a low-level runway pass before putting a B-52 into a steep climb and turn, in front of a crowd of 100,000. The maneuver was shown to have popped rivets out of the air frame because of the stresses involved."
Just wiki this incident to get all the info. He didnt land because another plane had just landed so he was told to circle around. He was going to circle all the way around but there was a nuclear test no fly zone and he had to turn sharp to avoid flying over it and ended up doing this.
@sgtsnakeeyes11 "Nuclear 'test' no fly zone?" Not even. Tests are “shots” in the “Spec Weps” world. Pacific Proving Grounds-105 shots; Colorado-2; Mississippi-2; New Mexico-3; Amchitka Island-3; Nevada Test Site-707. The pilot wasn’t attempting to avoid restricted air space over a test site; it was over a Spec Weps storage facility. The thing is, when in extremis, between “safety of flight,” and restricted air space of a known nature, safety of flight is supposed to win every time.
this is crazy. I know next to nothing about planes but common sense tells me not to make that wide of a turn with a plane that big 250 ft off the ground...
First of all I feel sorry for the crew, family and friends. It looks like an aborted landing, have no idea why. The gear is retracted the engines increase power, commonly done to increase airspeed. Unfortunately it does not look like enough airspeed to regain altitude to make the bank, have no idea why such a steep bank. It does appear that the left wing hits some type of power line 3 times prior to impact.. Just my opinion of what happened without getting any other facts...
hey nemacyst117 watch your language and besides you probably would know how to get in the cockpit, he was not even flying like a stunt plane he was just turning, or practicing a minimum turn
@Iluvbuckethead1 Even so, he can't just run out there, lots of rules on a flightline. Best to leave it to the firefighters and medics that are on duty on the flightline.
What a dickhead (the pilot). He not only got himself killed by trying to fly a massive B 52 like a stunt plane, but also the rest of the crew and put the lives of the ground crew and spectators at risk.
I don't understand why he would put the plane into such a steep bank angle, that low to the ground. It's such a stupid move, I'd prefer to believe that this was suicide.
Hey migkid, if I wanted to commit suicide I would've put the nose down, I wouldn't have over banked the ac like this individual clearly did. Also I believe that the plane didn't stall, the lift vector was parallel to the ground and she slipped into the turn.
@AircraftDriver yeah Im still shocked they let this guy fly for years even from complaints from other pilots and crew members. At the bombing range they were grabbing the controls yelling for him to climb. It's just sad that the co-pilot was retiring as they were about to land, his friends and family were watching.
This 'pilot ' , if you can call this dumby cunt that , was indeed trying to kill himself for what ever reason. Its so terrible other innocent people died as well.
BUD HOLLAND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE YOU EFFECTIVELY COMMITTED THREE MURDER-SUICIDES FROM YOUR STUPIDITY AND HAD YOU EJECTED IM POSITIVE YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES. THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT - THIS WAS A CRASH.
To all those that say someone ejected from the plane, no one did. The plane hit power lines. The plane was not designed to have people eject. An other thing, they would have ejected way before the plane crash.
@GrandTrunkFilms You have not done one bit of research as everything you write here is incorrect! You can read the Air Force report, you can see McGeehan's parachute (if you stop the action at 1:50). What power lines? Do you see any in the video? Not to mention that the Air Force does not string power lines around an air base. Finally, each of the six crew person's in a B-52 has an ejection seat (just Google it). Do some homework before you post!
Stop the action at 1:50 and you will see the co-pilot's (Lt Col Mark McGeehan)ejection parachute, but he died in the fireball. McGeehan was the squadron commander who refused to allow any of his squad mambers to fly with Holland unless he (McGreehan) was also on the aircraft. He took this action after his recommendation that Holland be removed from flying duty was refused.
Google "1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash" for the Wikipedia report. Evidently the pilot, Authur "Bud" Holland had a history of flying the B-52 beyond its design parameters, and he violated his orders and the flying capability of the B-52 causing this crash. Tragically it was the final flight for the safety observer before retirement, and his wife and children were watching. The copilot ejected, but died in the fireball. Holland tried to eject, but did not clear the plane in time.
A pilot stalls a plane.. A pilot can recover from a stall. Just reduce the angle of attack. This was very preventable if the pilot would have flown in a responsible and professional manner.
This pilot, "Bud" Holland, was known as a rogue pilot. He had many incidents of hot dogging it, and had a history of overflying B52's to the point where others would not fly with him. On this flight, which was in preparation for an airshow, he had superiors on board who were there monitor him. Unfortunately, they paid the price, although some did try to eject just prior to crash.
This pilot should have been grounded a long time before this incident.
the video show a distress situation in progress, that is why there is enphasis in the firetruck to get started. The pilot was flying crazy (suicidal maybe). the turn on cross-wind leg was too wrong, steep and short. Downwind leg too close from the rnway and clearly the weirdest very low base to final. sorry amigos, this video is a lie. RIP to all Airmen onboard
@Weibkoln RE:"it is extremely simular to a german arado, which was once designed to attack America."
Which German Arado are you talking about? You do know that Arado Flugzeugwerke was an aircraft manufacturer that produced many different types? I think you may be talking about the Arado Ar 234B-2 - If you knew what you were talking about, but it appears from your comments that you do not.
the Arado Ar 234B-2 was smaller as the one I talk about, if I knew what the name was, I would have written it, so you are right, I do not really know which type I really talk about.
Have watched this crash a number of times but never noticed before that the spoilerons deploy fully on the top of the right wing (if unfamiliar, they work with ailerons to bank the plane by disrupting airflow over the wing and thereby killing lift, causing the wing to drop.) And you can see the ailerons on the left wing deflect fully downwards -- meaning that the pilot/co-pilot (or both) turned the yoke hard over to the right, to counteract the left bank and level the wings. And this command to
Eerie how quiet it is directly after the crash. Firefighters can't do much with a fireball that big but let it cool down, but still, a little odd. Complacency seemed to be Fairchild's middle name back then.
Bud Holland you are the worst pilot who ever lived you effectively committed three murders and a suicide with your countless acts of sheer stupidity. Burn in hell
Bud Holland was an unsafe pilot. He was dangerous and people knew yet his superiors did nothing. What a tragic loss. RIP LTC McGeehan and the other 2 members of the aircrew.
@Swimdeep I agree, unfortunately LTC McGeehan had ejected...but did not clear the fireball and debris..costing him his life due to Bud Hollands actions, same with the 2 other crew members who lost their lives as well because of this reckless pilot. R.I.P
The chain of command broke down even before the first turn.. notice the sudden engine drop off and spikes before someone hammered it full power for the turn in which they cannot pull out of. Mark ditched at the last second but didn t escape the fireball. There was an ammo bunker nearby that was a no fly zone that caused Holland..who was under disipline.. to bank harder.
@cardude024 Yeah, sure...just the women are screaming and panicking....while the men maintain their equanimity. How do you know? If ever there were a reason to scream...and incidentally....family members were watching their sons, brothers, and husbands die....this would a good reason. There are other videos, in which men are clearly heard screaming. People shouldn't have to justify expressing emotion at something this horrid.
@cardude024 man stfu that could have been her son dying right before her eyes anyone has the right to screama and cry when something like this happens
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
What can anyone do at that point? There isn't a thing anyone could have done for that crew, nobody ejected from it, and it went nose first in to the ground. It's tragic to see death like this, and in many other instances, but the human mind/body reacts differently, not one person is the same, these guys caught the last seconds of these peoples lives on tape, and nothing can change that, not a single negative word towards those who videotaped, or any of the crew!
hehe ...how long had this guy been playing with his life .maybe he used to be along before .but this time he's got someone else with him so he's got fucked up....banking so hard with so low altitude? what was he? can i just say he's a pig?
A good photographer doesn't react to what he's filming unless his own life is at risk, he's thinking about the shot, that once in a lifetime shot no matter what it is.
@UberNinjabreadman thats not fucking funny. maybe you should have been on that plane, seeing death seconds before it happens, unable to say goodbye to your love ones, dead in in an instant, then we would see if you think its funny to say did he died.
@jmorris6758 calm the fuck down jeb end, do you actually think anybody who says that on a video actually means it in a harsh way? clearly that pilot shouldn't have been such a dumbass and piloted the plane like an asshole, and therefore the comment was directed at him.
There is no proof that my father was at the controls when the plane turned, my father, however tried to correct it. That is the co-pilot who ejected. My father would have never left a crew.I know that when there's an accident and nothing is found, it becomes Pilot Error. Well, the sad thing is that there is so much more to this story than the public will never know.
Fire burned for 5 hrs. Why rush to the scene? Anyone that witnessed it knew there was no survivors. After the 5 hrs they tried to find remains but ended up with only ashes. Brutal impact! Had to be absolutely terrifying from the flightdeck.
This pilot had been reprimanded several times before for dangerous flying stunts. His exploits are well documented on certain aviation sites. He once almost crashed showing off over his daughter's softball game.
I was in the Air Force when that happened. I remember it coming out that the pilot was a "fighter wannabe". Infact it got to the point where only the pilot's supervisor would fly with him. The supervisor was in this plane as copilot when it crashed.
With a knife-edge turn, the wings lose lift and the plane quickly lose altitude. Combat pilots use these turns all the time at altitudes where there is room to recover. No sane pilot would have done the turn that close to the ground. It looks like this pilot got into trouble with the first left turn and exacerbated his error by continuing to bank instead of leveling out. From where he started the first turn you can see he was losing altitude. Regardless, it is a tragedy.
The pilot was very skilled and he turned this big monster B-52 like it was a fighter plane. The entire show was incredible, too bad it ended tragically due to a minor mistake, a fatal mistake. If the plane didn't crash they'd be talking about this demo of a B-52 being the best flying ever done in a B-52. Spectacular flying, bad mistake which cost 4 lives.
I am french and i don't speak english well but it looks like a suicide because the plane turned "too fast" (90°) and every body know that 90° is the dangerous situation, not every plane can face the forces. Moreover i think that this plane was too much next the floor (sorry for my bad english) and the pilot wanted to "show off" but he failed!
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Not to be a dick, but it was pretty cool how you see the plane crash bet still hear the engines running for a few seconds, also the camera man to the left just sits there like its all cool and shit, lmfao.
MrMrCVC... how do you know it was a "test" and not a real accident?? Is that opposed to a fake accident ?? you dumbass. i was stationed at fairchild from 93-96 and he was practicing for an air show.
the pilot was a known hot-dog but no one had the gutsa to take his wings. the base commander was a colonel in line to get his star, but it got revoked over this incident.
the pilot was a well-known hot dog but no one had the guts to pull his wings. As you can see from the end of the video, the pilot banked the plane too hard and the wings lost all their lift. That's why the plane crashed. All four people on board died. The base commander was a colonel at the time and was in line for his star, but he was denied it based on the outcome of the investigation.
WOW!!! I can't belive i found this video. I was like 7 years old when this happen. I lived here! I was chased by that guy in the hospital shooting, i was in the middle of getting tubes out of my ears when all that happened, then a few days later this plane crashed >100 yds. from my dads work! Its so ironic because i was outside playing and i saw all the black smoke not knowing a plane crashed so i saw the whole thing happen. (just an FYI everything i just said is very true too!)
I read the same thing. I also read that his family, including maybe his kids, were at that show. Not sure if that's true, but if it was, how awful, and how irresponsible.
Man....this could have been avoided and it makes me mad that he took the risks he took, even after being asked to stop doing what he was doing.
1. The videomaker is witnessing a B-52 stratofortress crashing straight into the ground and we don't see ANY reaction from him. Not even a "Fuck" "shit" or "Holy shit" ... He just stood there, filming, no emotion no nothing.
2. The other guy we see filming the incident using the Tripod, also doesn't say anything or even move from his position. He also just stood there, emotionless.
Just what did you expect them to do? Run wildly toward it in an attempt to save someone from the wreckage? Think about what you would do. I'd be just as fucking stunned as they were!
Some people stand motionless for a few moments, then react. Plus, there are other videos of this incident where people do voice their shock and you can hear it on the video. Also, the guy in this video filming knows he is far enough away not to get hurt.
Some people have depth perception, so they don't run when something happens 300 yard away from them.
@bezerk1831 Hey jackass let me get this straight. People just died in an accident and the only thing that concerns you is the guys holding the cameras and their emotions? Who the hell cares what they said or didn't say. That's not the point or the title of the video. Don't get me started retard.
@bezerk1831 just bc they dont say anything doesnt mean shit...people react in different ways man...ever jusrt stood there in shock speachless? there is no right way or wrong way to act in a situation like that! besides look at the crash! noone could do anything...its tragic and heartbreaking yes...but shit stop whining!
The wing clipped the power lines that ran between the survival school buildings and the tower.
flyboybds 10 hours ago
1:48 The wing ignited before touching the ground??
URnotUrindanger 18 hours ago
@URnotUrindanger hit electrical wires
bp0819 13 hours ago
Imagine what the cockpit transmission was like.
dstroost 1 week ago
"Quoting a former Air Force officer, a Spokane newspaper Sunday said pilot Arthur "Bud" Holland was an expert pilot and instructor but also a risk-taker. They cited a 1992 incident in which he did a low-level runway pass before putting a B-52 into a steep climb and turn, in front of a crowd of 100,000. The maneuver was shown to have popped rivets out of the air frame because of the stresses involved."
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Bud Holland was a complete scumbag with a track record of being an asshole. I hope he's burning in hell for murdering those people flying with him.
livinglegend1187 1 month ago
Tragic...
DiamZz 1 month ago
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CaptainFantastic777 2 months ago
RIP
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it's a sad thing , idont know should i rate like or dislike the video?
kapshoub 3 months ago
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kapshoub 3 months ago
That is what happens,
when u use german technology from ww2...
Weibkoln 3 months ago
Just wiki this incident to get all the info. He didnt land because another plane had just landed so he was told to circle around. He was going to circle all the way around but there was a nuclear test no fly zone and he had to turn sharp to avoid flying over it and ended up doing this.
sgtsnakeeyes11 4 months ago
@sgtsnakeeyes11 "Nuclear 'test' no fly zone?" Not even. Tests are “shots” in the “Spec Weps” world. Pacific Proving Grounds-105 shots; Colorado-2; Mississippi-2; New Mexico-3; Amchitka Island-3; Nevada Test Site-707. The pilot wasn’t attempting to avoid restricted air space over a test site; it was over a Spec Weps storage facility. The thing is, when in extremis, between “safety of flight,” and restricted air space of a known nature, safety of flight is supposed to win every time.
desertswo 2 months ago
wow i cant believe this happend! this brings back memories. the pilot was suppose to be discharge and the other pilot was my friends dad....RIP
TheCursedSharingan 4 months ago
this is crazy. I know next to nothing about planes but common sense tells me not to make that wide of a turn with a plane that big 250 ft off the ground...
mmfb78 4 months ago
too low!!! too slow! bad decision.
jackkillerkkk 4 months ago
What a pity.
dokkrvolok 5 months ago
In Soviet America the ground hits you.
dmacid 5 months ago
First of all I feel sorry for the crew, family and friends. It looks like an aborted landing, have no idea why. The gear is retracted the engines increase power, commonly done to increase airspeed. Unfortunately it does not look like enough airspeed to regain altitude to make the bank, have no idea why such a steep bank. It does appear that the left wing hits some type of power line 3 times prior to impact.. Just my opinion of what happened without getting any other facts...
emsnaz 5 months ago
@emsnaz
Step 1: Google "b-52 fairchild"
Step 2: Check the facts
Step 3: Realize no landing was involved
Step 4: Have a nice weekend
snaip 5 months ago
hey nemacyst117 watch your language and besides you probably would know how to get in the cockpit, he was not even flying like a stunt plane he was just turning, or practicing a minimum turn
chrisman895 5 months ago
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chrisman895 5 months ago
fake or montaged.
huskor11 5 months ago
@huskor11 Real!! I was there!
labbyluver 4 months ago
B-52=A HUGE FLYING BALLISTIC MISSILE
kestrel8888 6 months ago
I was going to comment on the guy at 2:00 just standing there but I realized there's nothing you can do.
Iluvbuckethead1 6 months ago
@Iluvbuckethead1 Even so, he can't just run out there, lots of rules on a flightline. Best to leave it to the firefighters and medics that are on duty on the flightline.
Kenshin851 4 months ago
damn. I just wrote a whole really good comment and then accidentally deleted the whole thing.
lqetvb 6 months ago
What a dickhead (the pilot). He not only got himself killed by trying to fly a massive B 52 like a stunt plane, but also the rest of the crew and put the lives of the ground crew and spectators at risk.
Nemacyst117 7 months ago 24
Seriously who allowed this idiot to get a pilot's license.
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videopropertysales 8 months ago
You never!!! bank a B52 at that angle at such low speed. They drop every time. 'Hot Dogging' will get you killed.
clomid100 8 months ago
53 Vietnamese people liked this, anyways this was all pilots fault. Thats some crazy bank angle.
AErospaceJD 8 months ago
I don't understand why he would put the plane into such a steep bank angle, that low to the ground. It's such a stupid move, I'd prefer to believe that this was suicide.
zadeh79 8 months ago
Hey migkid, if I wanted to commit suicide I would've put the nose down, I wouldn't have over banked the ac like this individual clearly did. Also I believe that the plane didn't stall, the lift vector was parallel to the ground and she slipped into the turn.
AircraftDriver 9 months ago
You can be a stupid pilot on your own time, but risk the lives of your crew and people on the ground, you should never have earned those wings
AircraftDriver 9 months ago
@AircraftDriver yeah Im still shocked they let this guy fly for years even from complaints from other pilots and crew members. At the bombing range they were grabbing the controls yelling for him to climb. It's just sad that the co-pilot was retiring as they were about to land, his friends and family were watching.
bigj70634 6 months ago
Murder suicide PERIOD.
Ronbo710 9 months ago
dam gravity you scarey!
kulgy 9 months ago
I am sure: 50 millions vietnamese peoples like this.
academicusprecarius 9 months ago
@academicusprecarius and one afghan!!
911lolTroll 9 months ago
Its a shame for the the rest of the crew. RIP. Pilot def. wsnt. a "stick man"
crunchycrispybacon 9 months ago
90-degree bank at 90 feet altitude = crazy
anonysquirrel 10 months ago
This 'pilot ' , if you can call this dumby cunt that , was indeed trying to kill himself for what ever reason. Its so terrible other innocent people died as well.
1150ram 10 months ago
BUD HOLLAND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE YOU EFFECTIVELY COMMITTED THREE MURDER-SUICIDES FROM YOUR STUPIDITY AND HAD YOU EJECTED IM POSITIVE YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES. THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT - THIS WAS A CRASH.
Railer505 10 months ago
To all those that say someone ejected from the plane, no one did. The plane hit power lines. The plane was not designed to have people eject. An other thing, they would have ejected way before the plane crash.
GrandTrunkFilms 10 months ago
@GrandTrunkFilms You have not done one bit of research as everything you write here is incorrect! You can read the Air Force report, you can see McGeehan's parachute (if you stop the action at 1:50). What power lines? Do you see any in the video? Not to mention that the Air Force does not string power lines around an air base. Finally, each of the six crew person's in a B-52 has an ejection seat (just Google it). Do some homework before you post!
JDSFLA 10 months ago
@JDSFLA Yes I should have done my home work, but I am correct about the powerlines.
GrandTrunkFilms 10 months ago
Stop the action at 1:50 and you will see the co-pilot's (Lt Col Mark McGeehan)ejection parachute, but he died in the fireball. McGeehan was the squadron commander who refused to allow any of his squad mambers to fly with Holland unless he (McGreehan) was also on the aircraft. He took this action after his recommendation that Holland be removed from flying duty was refused.
JDSFLA 10 months ago
Google "1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash" for the Wikipedia report. Evidently the pilot, Authur "Bud" Holland had a history of flying the B-52 beyond its design parameters, and he violated his orders and the flying capability of the B-52 causing this crash. Tragically it was the final flight for the safety observer before retirement, and his wife and children were watching. The copilot ejected, but died in the fireball. Holland tried to eject, but did not clear the plane in time.
JDSFLA 10 months ago
A pilot stalls a plane.. A pilot can recover from a stall. Just reduce the angle of attack. This was very preventable if the pilot would have flown in a responsible and professional manner.
zopepope 10 months ago
Dude the plane stalled what can you do about a stall nothing
bombboy1011 10 months ago
@bombboy1011 Recover by losing altitude. He didn't have enough.
crunchycrispybacon 9 months ago
That pilot was a complete asshole. I thought the B-52 had two pilot seats to enable someone who is clearly mental from doing something like this!
densaner77 10 months ago
Its good that you survived in 1:37 , and you repeat it !!!!!!
vbs221 11 months ago
This pilot, "Bud" Holland, was known as a rogue pilot. He had many incidents of hot dogging it, and had a history of overflying B52's to the point where others would not fly with him. On this flight, which was in preparation for an airshow, he had superiors on board who were there monitor him. Unfortunately, they paid the price, although some did try to eject just prior to crash.
This pilot should have been grounded a long time before this incident.
RichA7CV41 11 months ago
Ha ha!
muris007 1 year ago
the video show a distress situation in progress, that is why there is enphasis in the firetruck to get started. The pilot was flying crazy (suicidal maybe). the turn on cross-wind leg was too wrong, steep and short. Downwind leg too close from the rnway and clearly the weirdest very low base to final. sorry amigos, this video is a lie. RIP to all Airmen onboard
migkid 1 year ago
@migkid Is that a fact GENIUS? And how do you rate his landing? Too steep?
crunchycrispybacon 9 months ago
He said "you can't do that with that, man." Meaning you can't fly like that in that big plane.
pfffbt 1 year ago 21
@pfffbt
this thing is just outdated,
it is extremely simular to a german arado, which was once designed to attack America.
The germans did NOT use it because it also did what you can see on this video,
I could steer very fast, but just falls down very quickly,
the germans allready decided NOT to use it because it cost to many money people & materials...
But hey you dont have to believe it, cause if I tell this to other americans, they call me a lier,
and that only america can make it..
Weibkoln 3 months ago
@Weibkoln RE:"it is extremely simular to a german arado, which was once designed to attack America."
Which German Arado are you talking about? You do know that Arado Flugzeugwerke was an aircraft manufacturer that produced many different types? I think you may be talking about the Arado Ar 234B-2 - If you knew what you were talking about, but it appears from your comments that you do not.
Ansonidak 2 months ago
@Ansonidak
the Arado Ar 234B-2 was smaller as the one I talk about, if I knew what the name was, I would have written it, so you are right, I do not really know which type I really talk about.
Just like you...
Weibkoln 2 months ago
he banked to hard
tomtomtom123able 1 year ago
that cameraman doesn't look serprise !!
rohan9621 1 year ago
oh, "with that man" meaning the careless pilot
daveni2 1 year ago
"can't do that without man" is that would he said? @2:16
if so, kind of a profound thing to say
daveni2 1 year ago
Have watched this crash a number of times but never noticed before that the spoilerons deploy fully on the top of the right wing (if unfamiliar, they work with ailerons to bank the plane by disrupting airflow over the wing and thereby killing lift, causing the wing to drop.) And you can see the ailerons on the left wing deflect fully downwards -- meaning that the pilot/co-pilot (or both) turned the yoke hard over to the right, to counteract the left bank and level the wings. And this command to
hatchetman29 1 year ago
I've watched this crash in sev
hatchetman29 1 year ago
Can someone say tip-stall!
doboy340 1 year ago
Eerie how quiet it is directly after the crash. Firefighters can't do much with a fireball that big but let it cool down, but still, a little odd. Complacency seemed to be Fairchild's middle name back then.
LateNightCable 1 year ago
Bud Holland you are the worst pilot who ever lived you effectively committed three murders and a suicide with your countless acts of sheer stupidity. Burn in hell
Railer505 1 year ago
Overbanking tendency is a well understood phenomenon.
It gets very noticeable with long wings, slow airspeeds and steep turns.
Sadly this was demonstrated all too well here.
widebody123 1 year ago
Bud Holland was an unsafe pilot. He was dangerous and people knew yet his superiors did nothing. What a tragic loss. RIP LTC McGeehan and the other 2 members of the aircrew.
Swimdeep 1 year ago
@Swimdeep I agree, unfortunately LTC McGeehan had ejected...but did not clear the fireball and debris..costing him his life due to Bud Hollands actions, same with the 2 other crew members who lost their lives as well because of this reckless pilot. R.I.P
CombatArmsSN1P3R 1 year ago
So If IT DIDNT Show Him Abord His CRash what happend did he die
harrybaconstrip22 1 year ago
The chain of command broke down even before the first turn.. notice the sudden engine drop off and spikes before someone hammered it full power for the turn in which they cannot pull out of. Mark ditched at the last second but didn t escape the fireball. There was an ammo bunker nearby that was a no fly zone that caused Holland..who was under disipline.. to bank harder.
holerification 1 year ago
what an earth was the pilot trying to do ??
Rycorpse 1 year ago
Of course all the women start screaming and panicking........
cardude024 1 year ago
@cardude024 Yeah, sure...just the women are screaming and panicking....while the men maintain their equanimity. How do you know? If ever there were a reason to scream...and incidentally....family members were watching their sons, brothers, and husbands die....this would a good reason. There are other videos, in which men are clearly heard screaming. People shouldn't have to justify expressing emotion at something this horrid.
MALP1231 1 year ago
It was a joke. Take it easy. I fully understand why. Don't assume that I don't know what it's like to loose a family member in a tragedy.
cardude024 1 year ago
@cardude024 Thank you for writing and explaining. I appreciate it. Have a great weekend.
MALP1231 1 year ago
You too buddy.
cardude024 1 year ago
@cardude024 man stfu that could have been her son dying right before her eyes anyone has the right to screama and cry when something like this happens
crapto324 1 year ago
@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
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@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
cardude024 1 year ago
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@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
cardude024 1 year ago
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@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
cardude024 1 year ago
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@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
cardude024 1 year ago
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@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
cardude024 1 year ago
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@crapto324 I said it was a joke. Plus it was just the women, which I thought to be a little funny. I'm not crazy or anything, I was just stating a fact which I have found to repeat, plus I saw another video that day, and all the women started screaming and panicking, and it was completely useless, it just made the situation worse. I just thought I would point that out. It wasn't a serious and offensive comment.
cardude024 1 year ago
didn't a B-52 fly over the grand canyon and only just aabout make it.
chazere2k8poo 1 year ago
It appears that the pilot retracted the landing gear upon approaching the field prior to crashing. Is this normal or am I missing something?
kiotikid 1 year ago
@kiotikid
They had finished practicing for an airshow, and were about to land, but a Refueling plane landed before them and hadn't cleared the runway.
protoculturejunkie 1 year ago
@protoculturejunkie - Thanks for your insight. Sad sad day for the USAF, Fairchild, B-52 Crew, Families, & Community.
kiotikid 1 year ago
@kiotikid It looked like he aborted his first landing attempt and was coming back around when he lost control
Knightfang1 1 year ago
What can anyone do at that point? There isn't a thing anyone could have done for that crew, nobody ejected from it, and it went nose first in to the ground. It's tragic to see death like this, and in many other instances, but the human mind/body reacts differently, not one person is the same, these guys caught the last seconds of these peoples lives on tape, and nothing can change that, not a single negative word towards those who videotaped, or any of the crew!
corpselikeangel 1 year ago
This is just 4 days after my birthday in 94'!
LGTheOneFreeMan 1 year ago
I like how the person filming this pipes in with his "you can't do that with that man".
godsaway0 1 year ago
wy it crash lol?
izildop 1 year ago
Not much he could do. Dumb pilot crashed the plane. Shouldn't have watched Doctor Strang Glove to much before flying.
SCHRUBBE1966 1 year ago
The pilot had a history or reckless flying. His crew had actually refused to fly with him
Proudnewfoundlander1 1 year ago
hehe ...how long had this guy been playing with his life .maybe he used to be along before .but this time he's got someone else with him so he's got fucked up....banking so hard with so low altitude? what was he? can i just say he's a pig?
bigbigandbigjohn 1 year ago
A good photographer doesn't react to what he's filming unless his own life is at risk, he's thinking about the shot, that once in a lifetime shot no matter what it is.
carlosmurphy4u 1 year ago
I wish Bud Holland had survived his ejection from the aircraft so that he could be punished for the three lives he took by being a fucking idiot.
ipodkiller6 1 year ago
DUDE SERIOUSLY .. WALk on the ground and ride your car or your Bike ...
superpsion 1 year ago
90 degree banked turn in a B-52 = crash. What a tragedy.
smithraymond09029 1 year ago
BOOM SHAKA LAKA
TheSubzerogr 1 year ago
That's one bomber that won't be killing innocent civilians anymore.
kuei1248 1 year ago
Wow, just terrible
WallyCornfordUSA 1 year ago
@bigoh747 Dude seriously . . . stay in Spain!
flyboybds 1 year ago
did he died????
UberNinjabreadman 1 year ago
@UberNinjabreadman thats not fucking funny. maybe you should have been on that plane, seeing death seconds before it happens, unable to say goodbye to your love ones, dead in in an instant, then we would see if you think its funny to say did he died.
jmorris6758 1 year ago
@jmorris6758 calm the fuck down jeb end, do you actually think anybody who says that on a video actually means it in a harsh way? clearly that pilot shouldn't have been such a dumbass and piloted the plane like an asshole, and therefore the comment was directed at him.
UberNinjabreadman 1 year ago
Very educational video for any pilot.
Friends, don't let pilot friends to bank steeply, close to the ground, for no reason, in ANY airplane.
MultiPie314 1 year ago
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Meg Holland (Sun Aug 21 03:36:17 2005)
There is no proof that my father was at the controls when the plane turned, my father, however tried to correct it. That is the co-pilot who ejected. My father would have never left a crew.I know that when there's an accident and nothing is found, it becomes Pilot Error. Well, the sad thing is that there is so much more to this story than the public will never know.
fotistis 1 year ago
shut up.. and stop lying....
LamboBoi12 1 year ago
Fire burned for 5 hrs. Why rush to the scene? Anyone that witnessed it knew there was no survivors. After the 5 hrs they tried to find remains but ended up with only ashes. Brutal impact! Had to be absolutely terrifying from the flightdeck.
Tampaslice 1 year ago
This pilot had been reprimanded several times before for dangerous flying stunts. His exploits are well documented on certain aviation sites. He once almost crashed showing off over his daughter's softball game.
ginsunh 1 year ago
totally scary; it crashed right across the flight line where we lived on linden st. when i was an officer assigned to fairchild
1crosswater 1 year ago
In this video you can hear the reactions of the audience. Those sounds move this clip from 'special effect' to real life. Very chilling.
mrandysbell 1 year ago
the pilot is an idiot, how unfair on the rest of the crew
alexztyphoon 2 years ago 21
what a dumbass
ROCKandROLL11234 2 years ago
look at the camera-man on the left @ 02:32 ...okay, job is done, time to go home!
1bottlejackdaniels 2 years ago
the only tragedy here is the loss of the plane and its passengers. The world is better off without this pilot.
AtheistFromHell4 2 years ago
oh yea, screaming will do alot.
SangheiliSniper11 2 years ago
I was in the Air Force when that happened. I remember it coming out that the pilot was a "fighter wannabe". Infact it got to the point where only the pilot's supervisor would fly with him. The supervisor was in this plane as copilot when it crashed.
kennethgoode2112 2 years ago
With a knife-edge turn, the wings lose lift and the plane quickly lose altitude. Combat pilots use these turns all the time at altitudes where there is room to recover. No sane pilot would have done the turn that close to the ground. It looks like this pilot got into trouble with the first left turn and exacerbated his error by continuing to bank instead of leveling out. From where he started the first turn you can see he was losing altitude. Regardless, it is a tragedy.
Z1Z2Z5Z4 2 years ago
ythats crazy i live so close to fairchild but i was'nt born yet when this happened
zachery1123 2 years ago
no survivers, why run
nomosushi 2 years ago
How come no one does anything after the crash?are they in shock?
OALM 2 years ago
..got a bucket of water?...
anzac68 2 years ago
wow i never knew this happened looks almost like the plane is malfunctioning in my opinion
SickXXenD 2 years ago
plane stalled; no lift force = gravity taking over
ruel1072 2 years ago
holy shit.that sucks, his was family watching.
MrRUSS808 2 years ago
The pilot was very skilled and he turned this big monster B-52 like it was a fighter plane. The entire show was incredible, too bad it ended tragically due to a minor mistake, a fatal mistake. If the plane didn't crash they'd be talking about this demo of a B-52 being the best flying ever done in a B-52. Spectacular flying, bad mistake which cost 4 lives.
Tampaslice 2 years ago
I suggest you read the accident report before commenting...
mightyhorsey 2 years ago
he was loosing height in the turn before the crash, he should have known it was near the limit.
why he did not test it higher?
such a big plane cant be hold in air only by the small rudder...
and whats wrong with the photographer?!
TomNovy86 2 years ago
Why does this look like a suicide?
dddsb 2 years ago
I am french and i don't speak english well but it looks like a suicide because the plane turned "too fast" (90°) and every body know that 90° is the dangerous situation, not every plane can face the forces. Moreover i think that this plane was too much next the floor (sorry for my bad english) and the pilot wanted to "show off" but he failed!
illusion787 2 years ago
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Remote control plane I guess. Like the twin towers :-)
daredd5 2 years ago
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Not to be a dick, but it was pretty cool how you see the plane crash bet still hear the engines running for a few seconds, also the camera man to the left just sits there like its all cool and shit, lmfao.
pelagic6 2 years ago
MrMrCVC... how do you know it was a "test" and not a real accident?? Is that opposed to a fake accident ?? you dumbass. i was stationed at fairchild from 93-96 and he was practicing for an air show.
the pilot was a known hot-dog but no one had the gutsa to take his wings. the base commander was a colonel in line to get his star, but it got revoked over this incident.
red03mitsu 2 years ago 5
@red03mitsu what exactly caused the accident ? too fast on first landing attempt and then.....?
HITHEREFOLKS 1 year ago
@HITHEREFOLKS
the pilot was a well-known hot dog but no one had the guts to pull his wings. As you can see from the end of the video, the pilot banked the plane too hard and the wings lost all their lift. That's why the plane crashed. All four people on board died. The base commander was a colonel at the time and was in line for his star, but he was denied it based on the outcome of the investigation.
red03mitsu 1 year ago
@red03mitsu thank you redmitsu for the information.
HITHEREFOLKS 1 year ago
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it´s a test not a real accident i know
MrMrCVC 2 years ago
it's a real accident , pilots made mistake they forgot that this plane it =was to more big to do this figure they losed control
camafrik 2 years ago
I know that the co-pilot has been ejected. Did he survive?
illusion787 2 years ago
no all 4 died in the wreck
bigj70634 2 years ago
he ddn't
prashanthaku 2 years ago
WOW!!! I can't belive i found this video. I was like 7 years old when this happen. I lived here! I was chased by that guy in the hospital shooting, i was in the middle of getting tubes out of my ears when all that happened, then a few days later this plane crashed >100 yds. from my dads work! Its so ironic because i was outside playing and i saw all the black smoke not knowing a plane crashed so i saw the whole thing happen. (just an FYI everything i just said is very true too!)
2jzman 2 years ago
this pilot had a history of wreckless flying with many complaints, investigators determined this accident was more like suicide
1vdn992 2 years ago
I read the same thing. I also read that his family, including maybe his kids, were at that show. Not sure if that's true, but if it was, how awful, and how irresponsible.
Man....this could have been avoided and it makes me mad that he took the risks he took, even after being asked to stop doing what he was doing.
planetrob555 2 years ago
Saddest part was he took three good officers with him
1vdn992 2 years ago 2
i believe it was one of the other officers that died and it was their last fight prior to the show from retirement,
bigj70634 2 years ago 2
LOL!!!
ImYouFromTheFuture 2 years ago
lmfao XD
rumatariq 2 years ago
This video disturbs me for some reasons.
1. The videomaker is witnessing a B-52 stratofortress crashing straight into the ground and we don't see ANY reaction from him. Not even a "Fuck" "shit" or "Holy shit" ... He just stood there, filming, no emotion no nothing.
2. The other guy we see filming the incident using the Tripod, also doesn't say anything or even move from his position. He also just stood there, emotionless.
Question is, WHAT THE FUCK?!?!
bezerk1831 2 years ago
it looks like they were expecting it to happen and just waiting for it.
i dunno, it's really weird!
fassoulia 2 years ago
Just what did you expect them to do? Run wildly toward it in an attempt to save someone from the wreckage? Think about what you would do. I'd be just as fucking stunned as they were!
flyboybds 2 years ago 15
Did you ever think that the guy went in to shock?
lilmikes 2 years ago
Answer is: Shock, Dismay, Numbness.
Some people stand motionless for a few moments, then react. Plus, there are other videos of this incident where people do voice their shock and you can hear it on the video. Also, the guy in this video filming knows he is far enough away not to get hurt.
Some people have depth perception, so they don't run when something happens 300 yard away from them.
planetrob555 2 years ago
how does he no ts going to crash???
648588AH 2 years ago
How do we know what you say when your spelling is atrocious?
planetrob555 2 years ago
what you're saying*
Don't ridicule if you suck at the English language yourself.
rumatariq 2 years ago
@bezerk1831 Hey jackass let me get this straight. People just died in an accident and the only thing that concerns you is the guys holding the cameras and their emotions? Who the hell cares what they said or didn't say. That's not the point or the title of the video. Don't get me started retard.
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AnthraxPG 1 year ago
@bezerk1831 They're also military people who are trained to stay calm in stressful situations.
livinlvis 1 year ago
@bezerk1831 I guess that's what separates good cameramen from bad cameramen?
CR1SWELL 1 year ago
@bezerk1831 just bc they dont say anything doesnt mean shit...people react in different ways man...ever jusrt stood there in shock speachless? there is no right way or wrong way to act in a situation like that! besides look at the crash! noone could do anything...its tragic and heartbreaking yes...but shit stop whining!
persianjade 1 year ago
@bezerk1831 cuz that was a airshow -.- man everyone wants to see a crash on an arshow
PortalStillAlive 1 year ago
@bezerk1831 shut up!!
redlenaxe 1 year ago
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AnthraxPG 1 year ago
@bezerk1831
shut up!!
droppermyth1 1 year ago