Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Apr 7, 1961 (3 killed)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on April 7, 1961 near Mt Taylor New Mexico, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: An AIM 9 Sidewinder missile...
- Date: April 7, 1961
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Mt Taylor New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An AIM 9 Sidewinder missile launched inadvertently from an F 100A fighter during a practice intercept, attributed to an electrical fault in the firing circuit, struck the engine pylon and the wing separated.
A United States Air Force Boeing B 52B Stratofortress on a training mission from Biggs was accidentally hit by an AIM 9 Sidewinder missile fired from an F 100A fighter during a practice intercept on 7 April 1961. The missile struck the engine pylon and the wing separated. The bomber crashed on Mount Taylor, New Mexico, and three of the eight crew members were killed.