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rented. Uploaded on Sep 9, 2009  The B-52 Crash at Fairchild Air
Force Base occurred on 24 June 1994, killing all four crew
members in the B-52 Stratofortress, named Czar 52, during an
airshow practice flight. In the crash, Bud Holland, who was the
command pilot based at Fairchild Air Force Base, flew the
aircraft beyond its operational limits and lost control. The
object flying off, near aircraft tail, is the hatch cover due to
the co-pilot's attempt to eject from the aircraft. He was unable
to eject before the aircraft hit the ground.  The accident
investigation concluded that the chain of events leading to the
crash was primarily attributable to Holland's personality and
behavior. Today, the crash is used in the Air Force as a case
study in teaching air crew resour