Slightly OT- Model B52 Crashes

ShawnD2112 wrote:

Sort of. The B-52 crash at Fairchild was a simple accelerated stall, no
spin. It stalled at a near-90 degree bank angle and slid sideways into
the
ground. Very tragic. There was a white paper written by a USAF major
some time afterward that examined the leadership and airmanship climate
prior to
the crash that makes fascinating reading. I may even have an electronic
copy of it if anyone's interested.

Shawn


I read it off the web site, very interesting but took me about 1/2 hour.
Just goes to show what happens when people stick their heads in the sand
especially the middle management that were afraid to pass on "bad" news to
their superiors!
John