Tom Watson wrote:
> Anyone know the story and date behind the B-52 crash on this site?
If this is the incident I am thinking about, the cause of the crash was simply pilot
arrogance. TIME magazine ran an article a
couple years ago which included a photo sequence which looks identical to this video.
The article was discussing nepotism in the US
armed services, and how the USAF's only serving female B47 pilot was fired for an
adulterous affair, while blatantly dangerous
pilots were still being permitted to fly. The B52 pilot in question, a general I
believe, had over several years built up a
reputation as a reckless show-off, to the extent that many flight crews were refusing
to fly with him. Complaints had been lodged
against him, and his superiors were aware of his attitude, but nothing was done about
it, too much of the 'old boys club'. Until
this accident, when he killed his entire flight crew instead of just himself.
Regards
Richard Knott
Bell Equipment Co. South Africa
Wheeled Loader Marketing, Specials & Aftersales Support
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