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In HARM's Way was a B-52 with Tail number 58-0248 that, during Operation Desert Storm, was struck by a AGM-88 HARM from an Allied USAF F-4G Wild Weasel during a nighttime raid after the F-4 mistook 58-0248's AN/ASG-15 tail gun targeting radar system or DFCS for an enemy AAA System, as the batteries used for the ASG-15 are similar to those of Iraqi Anti aircraft systems. The AGM-88s 146 pound warhead detonated behind the B-52, tearing the tailgunner station off completely but damaging no major components. Along with the tailgunner station coming off the landing chute fell out of the plane, instantly tearing as the impact was during the chutes maximum deployment speed. The B-52 returned to Jeddah Airport, struggling. From there it was then ferried to Andersen Air Force base in Guam[1] The back of the gun was replaced with fiberglass and metal walls to patch up the hole. Practically cocooning the damaged area.The crew of the 58-0248 then proceeded to sign their names on the sides of the fiberglass and metal walls. 58-0248 was eventually scrapped and placed in a plane graveyard 2 years after the accident in 1994. Due to this incident concerning 58-0248 all tail gunners on B-52's were ordered to cease operation per concerns of more friendly fire incidents, resulting in the tailgunner being permanetly phased out of all modern jet age aircraft being produced by the United States at the time.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rogoway, Tyler (2017-05-16). "That Time A F-4G Wild Weasel's Anti-Radiation Missile Blew Apart A B-52's Tail". The War Zone. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ world, Fighter jets (2019-05-25). "That Time an Air Force F-4G Wild Weasel Blew Apart A B-52 Bomber Tail In A Friendly Fire Incident". Fighter Jets World. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Leone, Dario (2020-03-31). "B-52 Maintainer tells the story of 'In HARM's Way', the BUFF that had its tail Blown Apart by an Anti-Radiation Missile fired by an F-4G Wild Weasel". The Aviation Geek Club. Retrieved 2024-10-16.