Originally Posted by
dduxbury310
Then there was the infamous case of the F-100 which shot down a B-52 due to a technical fault (the F-100 was carrying live missiles, but for purpose of the exercise being undertaken, the firing circuits had been set to "safe"). However some corrosion of wiring had taken place which rendered the firing circuit live. Needless to say, the fighter pilot was somewhat flabbergasted by the results of his "practice" attack on one of the USAF's mighty B-52s. I think the crew of B-52 baled out OK, but I may be wrong. A version of this incident was published in the old (newsprint) RAF Flying Review, about 1955/57 (from memory). This incident took place over mainland USA.
It was printed in RAF Flying Review in 1961, details here
Shootdown: the death of the B-52 Ciudad Juarez