Engine fire forces B-52 bomber to make emergency landing at Minot AFB
One of the long-range bomber's eight engines caught fire.
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One of the long-range bomber's eight engines caught fire.
A US B-52 bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons had to conduct an emergency landing in the state of North Dakota due to a single-engine fire, a Minot Air Force Base spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik.
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