From: Wes Knettle (wsknettl@centurytel.net)
Date: Sat Sep 24 2005 - 07:32:30 PDT
This should give you an idea of what the losses were. This is actually a
pretty good record compared to some types.
>B-52 TOTAL LOSSES HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE
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>B-52B
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>52-0007 retired to MASDC 2/12/66, tested to destruction 1966
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>52-0009 crashed 2/7/64 at unknown location due to fire in hydraulic system
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>52-0010 retired to MASDC 2/15/66, tested to destruction at Holloman 5/66
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>52-8716 crashed on takeoff at Castle AFB 11/30/56
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>52-0371 crashed during takeoff at Castle AFB 1/29/59, flapless takeoff aborted at high speed
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>53-0380 shot down 4/7/61 by inadvertent launch of Sidewinder from New Mexico ANG F-100
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>53-0382 crashed on landing at Castle AFB 11/6/57, landing gear lever latch failed during touch-and-go landing, resulted in gear retracting while still on runway
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>53-0384 crashed 2/16/56 near Sacramento, CA after inflight fire caused by starboard alternator failure
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>53-0390 crashed 1/19/61 in Utah after turbulence-induced structural failure at high altitude
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>53-0393 crashed 9/16/56 at unknown location after inflight fire
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>B-52C
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>53-0406 crashed 1/24/63 near Greenville, ME due to turbulence-induced structural failure at low level
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>54-2666 crashed into Lake Michigan 1/7/71
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>54-2667 crashed near Cape Kennedy, FL 8/30/68 after electrical failure
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>54-2676 used for tests by Boeing as JB-52C, crashed during Boeing test flight 3/29/57
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>54-2682 crashed near New Hampton, NH 8/10/59 after nose radome failed in flight
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>B-52D
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>55-0050 shot down by SAM 12/21/72 during linebacker
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>55-0056 shot down by SAM 1/3/73
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>55-0058 w/o 12/11/74 near Guam, experienced instrument malfunction followed by loss of control and structural failure
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>55-0060 crashed 1/13/64 near Cumberland, MD, excessive turbulence resulted in structural failure, two nuclear weapons recovered
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>55-0061 shot down by SAM 12/21/72 during Linebacker
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>55-0065 crashed 9/16/58 near St. Paul, WI
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>55-0078 w/o 10/30/81 near Ja Junta, CO during low-level night mission
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>55-0082 crashed 1/10/57 near Loring AFB
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>55-0089 crashed 4/3/70 at Ellsworth AFB during landing
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>55-0093 crashed 7/29/58 near Loring AFB, flew into ground during bad weather
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>55-0097 sustained crash damage at U Tapao AB, Thailand 10/15/72, scrapped 2/73
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>55-0098 crashed 12/15/60 during landing at Larson AFB after having collided with tanker
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>55-0102 destroyed 6/26/58 by ground fire at Loring AFB
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>55-0103 aborted takeoff and was destroyed by fire at Kadena AB, Okinawa 11/18/68
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>55-0108 crashed 11/10/64 near Glasgow AFB while on low-level mission
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>55-0110 hit by SAM 11/22/72 during Linebacker, crashed in Thailand, first B-52 to be lost in combat
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>55-0112 tested to destruction at Wichita 1973
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>55-0114 crashed 21/9/60 after navigator ejected while descending to low-level route, pilot concluded that aircraft was breaking up and ordered rest of crew to eject
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>55-0115 destroyed by fire at Kadena AB, Okinawa 12/3/68
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>55-0116 made emergency landing 1/13/73 at Da Nang AB, South Vietnam with battle damage, scrapped 3/29/73
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>55-0676 lost 7/19/69 in take-off accident from U Tapao AB, Thailand
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>56-0584 crashed on landing at U Tapao AB, Thailand 12/26/72 after being hit by SAM during Linebacker
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>56-0591 crashed 6/23/59 near Burns, or after turbulence-induced failure in horizontal stabilizer at low level
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>56-0593 crashed into Pacific after takeoff from Andersen AFB, 5/10/69
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>56-0595 w/o 7/7/67 over Pacific after midair collision with B-52D 56-0627
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>56-0597 crashed 12/12/57 at Fairchild AFB due to incorrect wiring of stabilizer trim switch
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>56-0599 crashed in Thailand 12/27/72 after being hit by SAM during Linebacker
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>56-0601 destroyed in emergency landing 7/8/67 at Da Nang
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>56-0605 shot down by SAM 12/27/72
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>56-0607 burned out on runway 4/1/60 at Fairchild AFB
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>56-0608 shot down by SAM 12/18/72 during Linebacker
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>56-0610 crashed 2/11/58 at Ellsworth AFB due to total power loss during final approach
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>56-0616 tested to destruction at Wichita in 1971
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>56-0622 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
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>56-0625 crashed short of runway at McCoy AFB after multiple engine failure, 3/31/72
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>56-0627 w/o 7/7/67 over Pacific after midair collision with B-52D 56-0595
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>56-0630 crashed into Pacific following failure of starboard wing after takeoff from Andersen AFB, Guam, 7/27/69
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>56-0661 crashed 9/9/58 near Fairchild AFB after midair collision with B-52D 56-0681
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>56-0669 shot down by SAM 12/21/72 during Linebacker
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>56-0674 shot down by SAM 12/26/72 during Linebacker
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>56-0677 crashed 7/30/72 in Thailand following lightning strike and fire
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>56-0680 blown up 4/84, Carswell AFB
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>56-0681 crashed 9/9/58 near Fairchild AFB after midair collision with B-52D 56-0661
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>56-0688 blown up April 1984, Carswell AFB
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>B-52E
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>56-0633 crashed 12/9/58 at Altus AFB due to improper use of stabilizer trim during overshoot
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>56-0655 destroyed by fire 11/19/63 during maintenance at Walker AFB
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>B-52F
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>57-0036 w/o 10/15/59 near Hardinsberg, KY after midair collision with KC-135. The two nuclear weapons onboard were recovered
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>57-0041 crashed 10/21/69 in landing accident at Castle AFB
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>57-0043 w/o 12/23/63, details unknown
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>57-0047 w/o June 18, 1965 over Pacific after collision with 0179 during first Arc Light mission
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>57-0149 crashed 5/8/69 short of runway at Castle AFB
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>57-0166 w/o 3/14/61 near Yuba City, CA after cabin pressurization failed, forcing descent. Increased fuel consumption caused aircraft to run out of fuel before tanker rendezvous and crew abandoned the aircraft, two nuclear weapons aboard the aircraft torn from the aircraft by ground impact, but high explosives did not detonate
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>57-0172 w/o 10/8/69 at Castle AFB, pitch-up during overshoot resulted in loss of control
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>57-0173 crashed 2/28/68 off Matagorda Island, TX, details unknown
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>57-0179 w/o 6/18/65 over Pacific after collision with 0047 during first Arc Light mission
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>57-0181 to MASDC 6/29/67 - transferred to Boeing-Wichita 10/10/67 and tested to destruction
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>B-52G
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>- 57-6479 flew into ground 10/16/84 during low-level mission at Kayenta, AZ
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>- 57-6481 crashed in Thailand 12/20/72 during Linebacker after being hit by SAM
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>- 57-6493 crashed 9/3/75 near Aitken, SC, fuel leak in starboard outer wing with aircraft rolling inverted due to loss of control
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>- 57-6494 crashed 7/5/67 on takeoff from Ramey AFB, life raft inflated, causing control loss
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>- 57-6496 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
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>- 57-6507 destroyed 1/26/83 by fire during ground maintenance at Grand Forks AFB
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>- 58-161 crashed 4/11/83 near St. George, UT, flew into ground during Red Flag mission
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>- 58-169 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
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>- 58-174 crashed 2/8/74 after multi-engine failure and fire on takeoff from Beale AFB
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>- 58-180 crashed 2/1/60 at Ramey AFB, PR, incorrect trim setting during touch-and-go approach
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>- 58-187 crashed 1/24/61 near Goldsboro, NC, fatigue failure of starboard wing after fuel leak at high altitude, wing failed when flaps selected during emergency approach to Seymour Johnson AFB, two nuclear weapons separated from the aircraft, one fell by parachute, and the other broke apart on impact
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>- 58-188 w/o 1/21/68 near Thule AFB, Greenland, cabin fire caused crash on sea ice, four nuclear weapons on board destroyed in fire
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>- 58-190 w/o 7/24/89 at Kelly AFB by ground explosion and fire during depot maintenance work
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>- 58-196 w/o 10/15/61 off Newfoundland coast, cause unknown
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>- 58-198 shot down by SAM 12/20/72 during Linebacker
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>- 58-201 shot down by SAM 12/18/72 during Linebacker (Rivit Ace & BAFB 2nd BW)
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>- 58-208 destroyed by ground fire 7/20/70 at Loring AFB
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>- 58-209 destroyed 8/19/80 by ground fire at Robins AFB
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>- 58-215 crashed 9/4/69 after multi-engine failure on takeoff from Loring AFB
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>- 58-219 w/o 2/11/88 at Castle AFB, overran runway and destroyed after aborted takeoff
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>- 58-228 w/o 11/18/66, flew into ground
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>- 58-246 hit by SAM 12/18/72 during Linebacker and crashed in Thailand
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>- 58-256 collided with KC-135 during mid-air refuelling 1/17/66 near Palomares, Spain, four nuclear weapons fell from wreckage
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>- 59-2574 crashed 5/8/72 at Griffiss AFB, aquaplaned during landing
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>- 59-2576 crashed 3/30/61 near Lexington, NC, loss of control for unknown reason
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>- 59-2593 crashed 2/3/91 into Indian Ocean 15 miles north of Diego Garcia due to electrical failure after Desert Storm mission, 5 engines flamed out due to improper fuel management, three crewmen ejected safely, three others ejected out of the envelope and were killed
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>- 59-2597 destroyed 11/29/82 in post-landing fire in hydraulic system at Castle AFB
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>- 59-2600 crashed 7/7/72 on takeoff from Andersen AFB, Guam
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>B-52H
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>- 60-0006 crashed 5/30/74 on WPAFB runway during GCA approach, rudder and elevator failure caused loss of control
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>- 60-0027 crashed 11/2/67 near Minot AFB, fuel mismanagement during landing approach caused multiple engine flameout
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>- 60-0039 crashed 1/1/77 at K.I. Sawyer AFB, flew into ground during landing approach
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>- 60-0040 crashed 12/6/88 at K.I. Sawyer AFB, exploded during touch-and-go approach
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>- 61-0026 crashed 6/24/94 at Fairchild AFB during rehersal for air display, lost control and hit ground
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>Color Codes
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>Destroyed by peace time accident or incident in flight and on the ground. Total 73 aircraft
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>Destroyed while engaged in combat activities inflight and on the ground. Total 31 aircraft
>Shot down total 12. Damaged by enemy fire and subsequently lost total 6. Accidental loss while engaged in combat sortie total 13.
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>Total losses due to combat and accidental in-flight or on the ground accidents 104 aircraft.
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>Total in-flight losses with Nuclear weapons aboard 6.
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>Total B-52’s built 744
>XB52 1
>YB52 1
>B-52A 3
>B-52B 50
>B-52C 35
>B-52D 170
>B-52E 100
>B-52F 89
>B-52G 193
>B-52H 102
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