# I saw a B-52 today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-b-52-today/381391 "2006-11-22T04:17:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-b-52-today/381391/61 "2006-11-24T15:56:09Z")
[QUOTE=Pushkin] Is that a crew member ejecting I can see above the tail fin? [/QUOTE] I’m going to guess that that is part of the parachute system for the B-52 itself. [Pic](http://www.cloud9photography.us/chute/CHUTE_01_B-52_PETERMANCUS.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-b-52-today/381391/62 "2006-11-24T17:48:55Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] [Here is a link from the Wiki article](http://www.crm-devel.org/resources/paper/darkblue/darkblue.htm) that analyzes the failure of leadership that lead up to the accident. [/QUOTE] Much better. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-b-52-today/381391/63 "2006-11-24T18:08:55Z")
Roses are red Violets are blue Your butt is as big As a B-52 ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-b-52-today/381391/64 "2006-11-24T21:35:54Z")
The video of that crash is surreal, the ground doesn’t appear until the B52 is about to hit it. Couldn’t any of the crew eject? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-b-52-today/381391.md?page=3)