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   From: keithnospam@demon.co.uk   
      
   "Frank from Deeetroit"  wrote in message   
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   >I have a friend who was stationed at Loring AFB, Maine in the early 1960's   
   >assigned as an x-ray technician, 42nd. Bomb Wing, 811th. Medical Group  .   
   >   
   > He recalls a B-52 crashing on take-off and the flight crew perished in the   
   > crash.  He was part of the team who x-rayed the crew for the post crash   
   > investigation and to identify the bodies.  We checked Google for   
   > information on this incident without finding any information.   
   >   
   > Does anyone have information on this crash and possibly the cause of the   
   > crash?  The closest B-52 crash, in this area, was a flight that lost it's   
   > tail and crashed on Eagle Mountain in 1963. This is not the crash my   
   > friend describes.   
   >   
   > My friend was assigned to Loring AFB from February 1961 to June 1964.  He   
   > believes the crash took place in 1963.   
   >   
   > One last detail, during the autopsies, one of the pilots sholder holstered   
   > pistol discharged in the crash inflicting a head wound.  Discharge was   
   > determined to have been caused by the heat of the fire, post crash.   
   >   
   > Thanx for your time.   
   >   
   > Frank   
   >   
      
   The time line is a little odd. There's a list of B-52 losses at   
   http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/b52_stratofortress.htm   
      
   The closest match is the loss of a B-52D to fire at Loring AFB in 1958   
      
   Keith   
      
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