ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48385
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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52F-105-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 441th BSqn /320th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 57-0047 |
| MSN: | 17441 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 250 miles off-shore of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Vietnam -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Andersen AFB, Guam (PGUA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The first Arc Light raid on South Vietnam. Destroyed in a Mid‑air collision on June 19 1965 with B‑52F 57‑0179 over the South Pacific Ocean while circling approximately 250 miles offshore at the point of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) whilst awaiting KC-135A tankers for pre-strike air refueling.
4 survivors, 8 fatalities among the 12 crewmen. The crew was from the 441st BS, 320th BW, Mather AFB, CA which was attached to the 3960th SW.
Five of twelve crew aboard the two aircraft were known to have ejected, but one - reportedly 1st Lt James A. Marshall - died in the sea of injuries after his ejection. The eight crew members killed were
1st Lt. James A. Marshall; MIA
Maj. James M. Gehrig Jr.; MIA
Capt. Tyrrell G. Lowry; MIA
Capt. Robert L. Armond; MIA
MSgt. Harold J. Roberts Jr.; MIA
Capt. Frank P. Watson MIA
Joe Carrol Robertson, Capt, KIA.
TSgt. William Edward Neville KIA
However, it is not clear which crew member was in which aircraft
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.nampows.org/B-52.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1957.html
http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=79501
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War#USAF_fixed-wing
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=93824841
http://www.danzoernig.com/illustrations/galleryDetails24.asp
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=93823523
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2009 11:55 | JINX | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2011 01:52 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 10-Jan-2012 11:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 16-Feb-2013 16:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2019 20:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Apr-2020 14:55 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2020 10:15 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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