Photographer Captures Rare B-52H Drag Chute Malfunction in Mid Flight

Unusual drag chute deployment caught on camera over Fort Worth. A photographer in the Fort Worth area captured a rare and unusual incident on Dec. 11, 2025, involving a B-52H Stratofortress bomber from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The aircraft, serial 60-011, flying with the callsign LOBO 49, experienced an unexpected drag chute deployment while […]