ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48404
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-75-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 7 BW/assign.to 43 SW USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0605 |
| MSN: | 17288 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Trung Quan, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guam/Andersen |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by SA-2 SAM during Linebacker II. This plane may also be the second B-52 claimed as a MiG-21 air-to-air victory, and may correspond to Vu Xuan Thieu firing 1 K-13 (AA-2 Atoll) AAM from MiG-21 of the 921th Sao Sao Fighter Regiment "Red Star", based at Cam Thuy. The MiG-21 was also destroyed by the resulting explosion. Parts of this plane are on display in Lenin Park, Hanoi & Ngoc Ha, near Hanoi.
Crew:
Pilot/Commander:Capt Frank Lewis USAF ejected, PoW.
Co-pilot:Capt Samuel Cusimano USAF ejected, PoW.
Nav:1st/Lt Bennie Fryer USAF killed.
Rad/Nav:Maj James Condon USAF ejected, PoW.
EWO:Maj Allen Johnson USAF killed.
AG:M/Sgt James Gough USAF ejected, PoW.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2009 18:44 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:03 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2019 21:09 | wf | Updated [Location] |
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