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On march 31, 1960, aircraft number 521414a was set to take off from the little rock air force base lrafb in. The 1994 fairchild air force base b 52 crash occurred at fairchild air force base, washington, united states, on june 24, 1994, when the pilot of a boeing b 52 stratofortress, arthur bud holland. On friday, 24 june 1994, a united states air force usaf boeing b52 stratofortress crashed at fairchild air force base, washington, united states, after its. No survivors in b 52 crash off guam the air force bomber crashed on monday, killing all six aboard. On friday, 24 june 1994, a united states air force usaf boeing b 52 stratofortress crashed at fairchild air force base, washington, united states, after the pilot, lt col arthur bud holland. Four days later, the crash of a b52 bomber killed some of fairchilds most veteran aviators. As noted by several aviation commentators, the crash presented significant similarities with the 1994 crash of a b 52 bomber at fairchild air force base, washington. Caught fire and skidded into a brick storage build. A b 52h bomber crashed and burned early tuesday at k. The b 52 stalled, fell to the ground and exploded, killing holland and the three other fieldgrade officers on board. Incident boeing b52d60bo stratofortress 550089, 03 apr. On friday, 24 june 1994, a united states air force usaf boeing b 52 stratofortress crashed at fairchild air force base, washington, united states, after its pilot, lieutenant colonel arthur bud holland, maneuvered the bomber beyond its operational limits and lost control. B 52 jet aircraft crash at fairchild air force base.
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