B52 Discarding parts over Warwickshire

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29th Oct 2019, 18:00

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B52 Discarding parts over Warwickshire

It is reported on the BBC that a B52 belonging to 2nd Bomb Wing lost a wing tip gear door which landed in someone's garden in Warwickshire today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-50224276

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It is reported on the BBC that a B52 belonging to 2nd Bomb Wing lost a wing tip gear door which landed in someone's garden in Warwickshire today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-50224276

...leading to the temporary grounding of the B-52s currently at Fairford.