A US Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber crashed around 0830 h local time on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, the USAF announced on 19 May.
The aircraft was deployed to Guam from Minot, North Dakota, as part of a continuous US bomber presence in the Pacific. The seven aircrew members from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron were unharmed, according to the USAF. They were performing a routine training mission using inert munitions.
The H model is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional missiles. It can carry up to 20 munitions.
A B-52H crashed on Guam on 19 May. (IHS)
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