ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48394
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-75-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 7 BW/assig.to 307 SW USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0599 |
| MSN: | 17282 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near U-Tapao AB -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after being hit by SA-2 SAM & lost all four engines on left wing over North Vietnam during Linebacker II.
Crew:From 28th BW. Picked up by two SAR helicopters about 15 miles SW of Nakhon Phanom
Pilot/Commander:Capt John Mize USAF wounded by shrapnel in left leg ejected once
Nav:Lt William Robinson USAF (ejection seat malfunction), bailed out manually.
Co-pilot:Capt Terrence Gruters USAF ejected.
EWO:Capt Dennis Anderson USAF ejected.
Rad/Nav:Capt William North USAF ejected.
AG:T/Sgt Peter E Whalen USAF ejected
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2009 12:44 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2019 21:13 | wf | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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