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Author:  MICHAEL PIJAR [ 21 Jul 2008, 20:38 ]
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CNN is reporting that a BUFF has crashed off the island of Guam and appears that none of the six member crew had survived.
Author:  MICHAEL PIJAR [ 20 Feb 2009, 14:52 ]
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Report released.

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123136134
Author:  sgtgoose1 [ 21 Feb 2009, 21:05 ]
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I'm not a pilot, or an expert but doesn't a BUFF take-off nose low?? Its been awhile.


Goose
Author:  TheBigThug [ 22 Feb 2009, 02:11 ]
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Checklists...... :?:
Author:  Old Chief [ 22 Feb 2009, 16:12 ]
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Not the first time a crash was caused by a missed checklist item and until they human proof them, won't be the last.

OC
Author:  M21 Sniper [ 01 Mar 2009, 16:55 ]
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Pretty shocking they all rode the beast into the ground. BUFF's have ejection seats right?
Author:  TheBigThug [ 02 Mar 2009, 07:04 ]
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Sadly their has never been a low level Ejection from a b52. Their may have been a few during the Vietnam War. (granted high altitude Sam Hits) despite having an egress system albeight old. had a friend that was a Radar Nav in B-52's and the joke for the 'downstairs guys' was they needed to hold their O Club cards over their heads as they pulled the arming handle so that when they were dug out of the ground the rescue crews would know whose body they had. The Nav team had no illusions about a safe egress.

The seats are not self righting or Zero/Zero Capable.
Author:  M21 Sniper [ 02 Mar 2009, 14:59 ]
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Sheesh, they really ought to fix that(kind of amazing that after all this time that's never been addressed). 6 highly trained dead troops who don't need to be dead. :(

[salute]

May they rest in peace.
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