Tail Strike
by Peter Chilelli
Title
Tail Strike
Artist
Peter Chilelli
Medium
Digital Art
Description
As reported by KTBS a U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber on final approach to Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) in December was struck by a bolt of lightning that tore a man-sized gash in the tail.
The episode took place on Dec. 19, 2017 as the crew was returning to Barksdale from a training mission. A story posted on Barksdaleās web site said the crew heard something that sounded like a thud outside the jet, but did not know what happened until after they landed and got out of the B-52.
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April 28th, 2018
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