Pushing The Envelope, Part VII

The human being has always pushed the envelope into and beyond the realms of danger. This is the seventh of various weekend postings displaying how restless Man is with the mundane and how he purposely crosses the threshold into danger willingly — and sometimes unwillingly.

Displayed here is the June 24th, 1994 USAF B-52H #61-0028 Czar 52 crash at Fairchild Air Force Base in the state of Washington. The incident is extremely well documented here on Wikipedia.

The last few seconds prior to the crash are documented here, in a closer video with a bit more clarity:

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