http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/yikes-that-b-52s-engine-fell-off-because-of-catastroph-1790914278
After one of its eight engines inexplicably fell off during mid-flight earlier
this week, the B-52 Stratofortress was able to land safely. The Air Force said
Thankfully, the five people aboard the aircraft at the time of the incident were
not injured. Defense News reports that the Air Force is still investigating the
cause of the problem, but
it appears that the engine began breaking down from the inside, eventually
cracking the protective casing around it and detaching from the plane, Air Force
Secretary Deborah Lee James said in an exclusive interview.
The head of Air Force Global Strike Command, Gen. Robin Rand, told Defense News
improperly mounted. Instead, what is believed to have happened is that one of
the engines had an internal problem and caused the protective structure on the
outside to crumble.
from the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, but it remains unclear how or
when it will be recovered.
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/air-force-secretary-catastrophic-engine-failure-likely-to-blame-for-minot-b-52-mishap
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