ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48328
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1972 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-35-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 306th BWg /43rd SWg USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0669 |
| MSN: | 464040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Unknown, Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Andersen AFB, Guam (PGUA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, during Operation "Linebacker II" on December 21–22, 1972, the 306 BW sustained a combat loss when B-52D, AF Serial No. 56-0669, call sign "Straw 2", was hit by a SAM-2 surface-to-air missiles after attacking the Gia Lam railway repair shops east of Hanoi.
Despite heavy damage, Straw 2 attempted to divert to Thailand. The aircraft crossed into Laos and became uncontrollable, and all crew members except the radar navigator ejected/bailed out, and were rescued
Crew: 43rd SW. All six were ejected, but only 5 rescued.
Rad/Nav: Maj Frank Gould USAF killed.
Capt Vincent Russo survived
Capt James Farmer survived
Lt Deverl Johnson survived: He was killed in the crash of a West Wings Beechcraft C-99, Flight 628, commuter aircraft mid-air collision with light aircraft over San Luis Obispo, California on Friday 24th August 1984. He had retired from the Air Force and was the Co-Pilot
Plus two other, un-named crew members. The five survivors were all rescued by rescued by USAF SAR 721221
Sources:
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/18199/
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
http://www.nampows.org/B-52.html
www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D918772249.PDF
http://www.angelfire.com/home/laoslist/crl70.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2009 15:47 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 09:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2013 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 20:41 | wf | Updated [Date] |
| 23-Nov-2020 12:49 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Mar-2022 19:28 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
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