B-52 lost. Barksdale calls Guam crash a 'mishap'

B-52 lost in the vicintiy of Guam this morning.

No word on survivors or cause.

1 posted on 07/21/2008 11:25:40 AM PDT by dogger

Prayers for the crew and their families.

2 posted on 07/21/2008 11:26:59 AM PDT by kenth (Just think, .000001783% of the population is screwing it all up for the rest of us.)

B-52 lost. Barksdale calls Guam crash a 'mishap'

What else woudl they call it? ;)

3 posted on 07/21/2008 11:28:54 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (If given a choice between a POW and a POS, I'll take the POW.)

4 posted on 07/21/2008 11:30:22 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (If given a choice between a POW and a POS, I'll take the POW.)

Was first posted before I went to bed last night.

5 posted on 07/21/2008 11:30:56 AM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)

To: Fundamentally Fair

***B-52 lost. Barksdale calls Guam crash a ‘mishap’
What else woudl they call it? ;) ****

Or as the radio said about the B-52 crash at Ban Utapao, Thailand in 1969...”and subsequent happenings...”

6 posted on 07/21/2008 11:31:39 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar

Barksdale calls Guam crash a 'mishap'

Good to know they didn't crash on purpose...

7 posted on 07/21/2008 11:31:57 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)

'Mishap' is a USAF term of art for losses. This is a class A mishap, because it involves the loss of an airframe, and possible loss of lives. Google USAF Mishap classifications for the different levels and thresholds.

/johnny

8 posted on 07/21/2008 11:35:16 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Bless us all, each, and every one.)

To: Fundamentally Fair; steve86

Sorry a search against “b-52” “Guam” & “crash” came back empty.

Moderator - feel free to delete as a duplicate.

9 posted on 07/21/2008 11:45:03 AM PDT by dogger

I wasn't suggesting this is a duplicate. I just wanted to link to the prior related story and Freeper comments.

10 posted on 07/21/2008 11:50:21 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (If given a choice between a POW and a POS, I'll take the POW.)

11 posted on 07/21/2008 11:51:34 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (If given a choice between a POW and a POS, I'll take the POW.)

To: Fundamentally Fair

Release Number: 080703

7/21/2008 - ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM — A joint effort is underway continuing search and rescue operations to locate the aircrew of a B-52H Stratofortress that crashed off the northwest coast of Guam Monday.

At the time of the accident, the bomber deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base to Andersen AFB, was engaged in a training mission and was scheduled to perform a flyover celebrating Guam’s Liberation Day. There were no weapons or munitions aboard the aircraft. The B-52 was deployed to Andersen as part of the DoD’s continuous bomber presence mission in the Pacific.

The crew was reported missing at approximately 9:45 a.m. Monday. Immediate search and rescue efforts were initiated and continue. The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Guam Fire and Rescue and Police Department are assisting in the rescue efforts.

Six Airmen were on board the aircraft. The status of the aircrew is unavailable at this time. A board of officers is investigating the accident. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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For more information contact (671) 366-4202 or email 36wg.pa1@andersen.af.mil For information on the B-52 aircraft, contact Air Combat Command Public Affairs at (757) 764-5007.

NOTE: Guam is across the International Date Line. The accident occurred Sunday evening EST.

http://www.barksdale.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123107433

12 posted on 07/21/2008 12:01:19 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)

Prayers for their safety.

13 posted on 07/21/2008 2:30:05 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)

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