Bombers.(military aircraft accidents) From: Flying Safety | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Nunn, Mark E. | COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Air Force, Safety Agency. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This year the bomber community experienced a single Class A mishap in the B-1B, luckily without loss of life or injury to aircrew members. Unfortunately, the B-1B logged five more Class Bs, 13 more Class Cs, and 49 additional Class E events than in FY03. The B-2 remained on pace with last year's excellent safety record, logging only four Class C and four Class E events. B-52s also saw a marked increase in mishaps for FY04 when compared to the previous year. They logged four more Cla...