Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Dec 9, 1960 (1 killed)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on December 9, 1960 near Plainfield Vermont, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The navigator ejected without...
- Date: December 9, 1960
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Plainfield Vermont, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The navigator ejected without telling the pilot after the aircraft descended on a low altitude route. The pilot heard the noise, thought the aircraft was breaking up and ordered the rest of the crew to eject.
A USAF B 52D from Westover Air Force Base was on a night training flight near the Canadian border when the navigator ejected without warning. The pilot believed the aircraft was breaking up and ordered the crew to eject, and it crashed near Plainfield, Vermont. One crew member was killed and the others survived with injuries and frostbite.