On the 24th of June 1994, Czar
52, a B-52H assigned to the
325th Bomb Squadron, 92d Bomb
Wing, Fairchild Air Force
Base, WA, was practicing
maneuvers for an upcoming
airshow. The aircrew had
planned and briefed a profile,
through the Wing Commander
level, that grossly exceeded
aircraft and regulatory
limitations.Upon prep
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On the 24th of June 1994, Czar
52, a B-52H assigned to the
325th Bomb Squadron, 92d Bomb
Wing, Fairchild Air Force
Base, WA, was practicing
maneuvers for an upcoming
airshow. The aircrew had
planned and briefed a profile,
through the Wing Commander
level, that grossly exceeded
aircraft and regulatory
limitations.Upon preparing to
land at the end of the
practice airshow profile, the
crew was required to execute a
'go-around' or missed approach
because of another aircraft on
the runway. At mid-field, Czar
52 began a tight 360 degree
left turn around the control
tower at only 250 feet
altitude above ground level
(AGL). Approximately three
quarters of the way through
the turn, the aircraft banked
past 90 degrees, stalled,
clipped a power line with the
left wing and crashed. There
were no survivors out of a
crew of four field grade
officers.

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