B-52 bomber makes safe emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas

AMARILLO, Texas — A B-52 bomber from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City has made a safe emergency landing at a Texas airport after having mechanical trouble.

An Air Force spokesman says the heavy bomber was on a functional check flight undergoing maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base when a hydraulic problem developed.

The aircraft landed at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, where an airport official says it remained Thursday pending repairs.

Airport director Sara Freese says the three-person crew was not hurt and the B-52's landing did not affect operations at the Amarillo airport.

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