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Description: A Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (61-023) flying with its vertical stablizer sheared off. The aircraft was being used as a testbed to identify structural weaknesses in the airframe when the event occurred. The crew, with the assistance of Boeing engineers on the ground, was able to land the aircraft safely.
Title: Boeing B-52 with no vertical stabilizer
Credit: USAF
Author: United States Air Force
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