US Air Force B-52 sustains 'significant' damage after bomber's right wing strikes fence while being towed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana

Daily Mail UK ^ | 12 November 2021 | JAMES GORDON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

[Blood of Tyrants]

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.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***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.

[ridesthemiles]

Legalizing Marijuana?????

[Vaduz]

Somebody is going to get transferred to an ice station for a long time.

[Charles Martel]

But, on a taxiway on an airbase that has been in use since the 50’s for bombers this size? How do you get the wing so far over it hits a fence?

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?

[SuperLuminal]

Diversity & perversion in the AF have consequences...