ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48292
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 18-DEC-1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52G-100-BW Stratofortress |
| Operator: | United States Air Force (USAF), 97 BW/72 SW(P) |
| Registration: | 58-0201 |
| C/n / msn: | 464269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Yen Vien, Vinh Phu Province (North Vietnam) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guam/Andersen AFB |
Shot down by SA-2 SAM during Linebacker II
Crew:340th BS.
Pilot/Commander:Lt Col Donald Louis Rissi USAF killed.
Co-pilot:1st/Lt Robert James Thomas USAF killed.
EWO:Captain Richard Thomas Simpson USAF PoW.
Nav:Captain Robert Glenn Certain USAF PoW.
Rad/Nav:Major Richard Edgar Johnson USAF PoW.
AG:M/Sgt Walter Lee Ferguson USAF killed.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Nov-2009 01:08 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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