Editing March Air Reserve Base (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
*On June 27, 1954, a [[USAF]] [[Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter]] crashed into Box Springs Mountain 8km N of March AFB. The aircraft was diverting to San Bernardino-Norton AFB because of poor weather conditions at March AFB. The plane impacted a mountain and crashed on a boulder-strewn ridge. All 14 occupants were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/335069|title=Accident description for 52-2654 at aviation-safety. net|accessdate= June 27, 2024}}</ref>
*On July 17, 1985, a [[NASA]] [[Convair 990 Coronado]] blew a tire on its takeoff roll and aborted at 140kts and tried to clear the runway but a fire broke out because a fuel tank was ruptured. All 19 occupants survived, but the aircraft was destroyed and written off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/327161|title=Accident description for N712NA at aviation-safety.net|accessdate= June 27, 2024}}</ref>
*On July 30, 1988, a [[Learjet 23]] operated by ''Jet Management'' on final approach rolled inverted and crashed at March AFB because of known aircraft deficiences prior to the flight. Both occupants died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/326502|title=Accident description for N745F at aviation-safety.net|accessdate= June 27, 2024}}</ref>
Also around 1977 or 78 a B-52 crashed and killed all aboard except the tailgunner.crashed on take off on Southside of runway. The right wing clipped a tree.