However , in a 2012 book LTC Earl McGill , a retired SAC B-52 pilot , claims Statement that the aircrew , after an inflight refueling session that provided inadequate fuel , refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the offer of an additional , unscheduled inflight refueling Supply , bypassed Self_motion possible emergency landing fields and ran out of Expend_resource fuel .

However , in a 2012 book LTC Earl McGill , a retired SAC B-52 pilot , claims Statement that the aircrew , after an inflight refueling session that provided inadequate fuel , refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the offer of an additional , unscheduled inflight refueling Supply , bypassed Self_motion possible emergency landing fields and ran out of Expend_resource fuel .

On 7 October 2008 the flight made Action an emergency landing Self_motion at Learmonth airport near the town of Exmouth , Western Australia following an inflight accident featuring a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres that severely injured Bodily_harm many of the passengers and crew .