Posted on 11/12/2021 11:39:33 PM PST by blueplum
One of the U.S. Air Force's Boeing B-52 bombers has been damaged after its wing clipped a fence while it was being moved around on an airbase in Louisiana.
The bomber, also known as the Stratofortress, was being positioned in order to be put on display when the driver of a tow misjudged the distance between the plane's right wing and a metal perimeter fence.
The fence appeared to have penetrated through the skin of the aircraft and punctured the right wing leaving a significant amount of structural damage and its starboard fuel tank ...
[photos at link]
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
It thought it was standard practice to have wing walkers on every move. It’s the way we moved aircraft when I was working commercial aviation.
***when the driver of a tow misjudged the distance between the plane’s right wing and a metal perimeter fence. ***
When I worked on B-52s and KC-135s (1966-1969) when always had “WING WALKERS” walking along each side of the aircraft wings just to prevent this sort of thing.
Legalizing Marijuana?????
Somebody is going to get transferred to an ice station for a long time.
The part of the article that mentions "... placed on display" suggests that this is not a part of Barksdale where the bombers usually travel. An older taxiway or one usually used by smaller aircraft, perhaps.
I wonder if this is a temporary display or something more permanent - with Barksdale retaining a B-52 that would otherwise be headed for the boneyard?
Diversity & perversion in the AF have consequences...
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