B-52 loses engine (literally)

[RDoug]

B-52 Bomber Loses Engine During Training Flight

 

[Oxman]

And now the entire fleet will be grounded for checks.

 

[EOD Nomad]

"The dreaded 7 engine approach"

 

[Pépé le Pilot]

Damn you beat me to it haha

 

[Murdoughnut]

How does it lose one without the other attached to it?

 

[mshunter]

How does it lose one without the other attached to it?

Because ABC News reported it.

 

[FloridaLarry]

ABC Said: "... The incident occurred mid-morning on Wednesday, the same day that departing Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James was visiting the base as part of a farewell tour..."

I guess no one told her that you couldn't take home souvenirs.

 

[Deleted member 27505]

"The dreaded 7 engine approach"

Dammit, I came late and you beat me to it.
That said, since it's one pylon for two engines, and the engine "departed", I'm going to amend.
"The dreaded 6 engine approach"

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I like how it said "an unpopulated area." Near Minot, that's a given.

 

[Deleted member 27505]

I like how it said "an unpopulated area." Near Minot, that's a given.

So you're saying they were flying below 1000 AGL?

 

[RDoug]

More on it from Popular Mechanics:

An Entire Engine Fell Off a B-52 Bomber While In Flight
Luckily, it had seven more to work with