ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48312
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-15-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 22 BW/307 SW USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0061 |
| MSN: | 464013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Bach Mai (North Vietnam) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | U-Tapao (VTBU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by SA-2 SAM during Linebacker II.
Crew:
Pilot/Commander:Capt Peter James Giroux USAF ejected by Capt Bennett PoW, was released on 12 Feb 1973 due to severe injuries.
Co-pilot:Capt Thomas Waring Bennett USAF missing.
Nav:1st/Lt Joseph Bernard Copack Jr USAF killed.
EWO/Bomb:Capt Peter Paul Camerota USAF evaded capture until 3 Jan 1973
PoW.
Lt/Col Gerald William Alley USAF killed.
AG:M/Sgt Louis Edward LeBlanc Jr USAF PoW.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2009 23:32 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2019 20:55 | wf | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
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