ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48405
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1972 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-75-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 99 BW/307 SW USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0608 |
| MSN: | 17291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Huu Tiep Lake, Ba Dinh district Hanoi, North Vietnam -
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | U-Tapao RTAFB,Thailand (VTBU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
B-52D Call‑sign "Rose 01" s/n 56-0608 of 99th BW, attached to 307th SW, Westover AFB, MA but on assignment to U-Tapao RTAFB, Thailand. Shot down by SA-2 SAM during Operation "Linebacker II" on night of 18/19 December 1972, and crashed at Huu Tiep Lake, Ba Dinh district Hanoi, North Vietnam.
Of the six crew, 2 were kiled, 4 taken PoW:
Pilot/Commander:Capt Hal K Wilson USAF PoW.
Co-pilot:Capt Charles Arthur Brown USAF PoW.
Nav:Capt Richard Waller Cooper USAF killed.
Rad/Nav:Maj Fernando Alexander USAF PoW.
EWO:Captain Henry Charles Barrows USAF PoW.
AG:TSgt Charlie Sherman Poole USAF killed.
The fourcrew taken PoW were released in March of 1973. The wreckage of 56-0908 was left exactly where it crashed, and is still there in 2013, as a War Memorial, also known as "B-52 Lake". To reach B-52 Lake, head out of the City on Phan Dinh Phung until you see a bright red sign on the left that reads "May Bay B-52". Turn down the narrow side street marked by the sign until you reach the lake.
Sources:
http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/Asia/Vietnam/Hanoi/B-52_Lake.htm
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.nampows.org/B-52.html
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b192.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2009 19:11 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2013 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2021 18:01 | ellie2010 | Updated [Country] |
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