1994 Crash of a B-52 at Fairchild Air Force Base

This happened just four days after the tragic shootings at the Fairchild AFB Hospital where an airman brought an AK47 to the hospital to kill his psychiatrist and anyone else who got in his way. It was thanks to one brave security forces SSgt that only five people lost their lives. In this accident four people died due to the misconduct of the pilot who was known to have been a wreckless pilot with the B-52s for many years.

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• 1994
• B-52
• crash
• Fairchild
• Air
• Force
• Base

[flyboybds]

The wing clipped the power lines that ran between the survival school buildings and the tower.

[Nemacyst117]

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.

[pfffbt]

He said "you can't do that with that, man." Meaning you can't fly like that in that big plane.

[bp0819]

@URnotUrindanger hit electrical wires

[URnotUrindanger]

1:48 The wing ignited before touching the ground??

[dstroost]

Imagine what the cockpit transmission was like.

[paulinator61]

"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."

[DiamZz]

Tragic...

[Weibkoln]

@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...

[Ansonidak]

@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.