WHen did an AMerican B 52 bomber plane crash into Guam?
Two U.S. airmen were killed and four missing after their B-52 bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after take-off on Monday, while preparing to fly in a Liberation Day parade in the U.S. territory of Guam, officials said. The bomber, which had no weapons on board, crashed at 9:45 a.m. local time (2345 GMT Sunday), about 15 minutes before the parade was due to begin, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement. There were six crew members. The bodies of two airmen were later recovered approximately 30 miles northwest of Guam, where a search and rescue operation was still under way involving U.S. Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and other U.S. and Guam agencies. The Air Force said one of the crew members had been identified but that the airman’s identity would be withheld until next-of-kin could be notified. There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash. The Air Force said a board of officers was investigating. An Air Force official was quoted on the Pacific Daily News Web site a
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/guam.crash/index.html Mon July 21, 2008 Two bodies found after B-52 crash near Guam (CNN) — Two airmen were found dead in the Pacific Ocean and rescuers were trying to find four others after a U.S. Air Force B-52 crashed off the island of Guam on Monday, the Air Force said. Rescuers found the bodies about 30 miles northwest of Guam, not far from where the bomber was believed to have crashed at about 9:45 a.m. local time, the Air Force said. One of the dead airmen was identified, but the identity was withheld pending family notification, the Air Force said. Search crews have found no survivors, but they are still looking, said Lt. Elizabeth Buendia, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Coast Guard in Guam, which is a U.S. territory. The B-52H Stratofortress had six airmen aboard and was on a training mission when it crashed, the Air Force said. It was schedul
