On July 21, 2008, at approximately 0955 local time (L), a B-52H aircraft, tail number 60-053, crashed into the ocean 30 nautical miles (NM) northwest of Guam. This aircraft was assigned to the 20th Bomb Squadron, 2d Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana, and deployed to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam. The aircraft was destroyed. All six aircrew members are presumed to have died instantly as a result of the mishap. The aircraft had no weapons on board. RAIDER 21, the mishap aircraft (MA), departed Andersen AFB, Guam, at 0859L to accomplish a local training mission that included performing a flyby in support of the Guam Liberation Day celebration. The flyby was to occur at 1000L in downtown Agana, Guam, near the World War II Park and the Governor's Complex, at 1,000 feet. A 2-ship flight of F-15Es, COLT II flight, was also scheduled to perform in the flyby, one minute after the MA. After the MA was airborne, it proceeded to and entered the pre-planned holding orbit at 14,000 feet, 30 NM northwest of Guam. At 0930L, COLT 11 flight departed Andersen AFB, proceeded to the flyby holding orbit and established holding 1,000 feet above and approximately 4 to 6 miles behind the MA. At approximately 0953L, the mishap crew (MC) informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) authority they were about to leave the holding orbit and confirmed the approach corridor from the holding orbit to Guam was clear. COLT II flight turned away from the MA to gain the desired one minute spacing and last saw the MA in a left tum toward the coast of Guam. The MA continued its left hand tum toward the flyby inbound leg and began a descent. After approximately one minute, ATC radar returns no longer tracked the MA, and it is assumed the MA impacted the surface of the ocean at approximately 0955L, 30 NM northwest of Guam.


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    Titel :

    United State Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Report


    Beteiligte:
    M. A. Barrett (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2008


    Format / Umfang :

    33 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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