| Title courtesy of M. Murcek, who submitted the same story. |
 An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Wednesday, the Air Force has confirmed.
| Righty-tighty, lefty-loosey... |
A B-52 bomber on a training flight near Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota lost one of eight Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engines mid-flight.
| Don't you just hate when that happens? |
The crew declared an in-flight emergency when the pilot discovered that an engine departed the aircraft and were able to land the aircraft safely without any injury to the five personnel on board.
| It departed, did it? Did it leave its tray table in the upright and locked position? Did it remember to check the seat back for personal items? Was it careful upon opening the hatch of the overhead luggage storage compartment in case contents inside had shifted? |
An Air Force helicopter sent to recover the wreckage “located possible engine debris” in an unpopulated area about 25 nautical miles northeast of the base, Air Force officials added.
Officials said that there was no threat to public safety and that an investigation has been started.
| Wing commander, master crew chief, and ground operations chiefs all going to be losing their jobs... |
'We lost an engine'...gains an entirely new meaning. |