B-52 bomber makes unscheduled landing at U.S. base in Okinawa+

NAHA, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo -
A B-52 bomber made an unscheduled landing Saturday at the U.S. Kadena Air Base
in Okinawa Prefecture because of fuel shortage, base officials said.
The bomber had left Guam and was heading to Singapore to perform at an air
show, but it decided to land at the base in the evening because it was unable
to receive fuel through aerial refueling as scheduled, the officials said.
They said the bomber will head to Singapore as soon as possible after
refueling. There are no explosives loaded on the bomber, they said.
A KC-135 air tanker from Kadena base was supposed to refuel the bomber in the
air, but the tanker could not be used because of maintenance problems,
according to the officials.
==Kyodo