Incident Boeing B-52G-110-BW Stratofortress 58-0246,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48305
 
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Date:Monday 18 December 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B52 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-52G-110-BW Stratofortress
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 58-0246
MSN: 464314
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 km SW of Nam Phong AFB -   Thailand
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Andersen AFB, Guam (PGUA)
Destination airport:Nam Phong RTAFB, Thailand
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
B-52G s/n 58-0246, call sing "Peach 02" was hit by SA-2 SAM near Kinh No, North Vietnam, on December 18 1972, during operation "Linebacker II", and crashed in the Nam Phong district, Khon Kaen province, 30 km SW of Nam Phong RTAFB. All 7 Crew ejected/bailed out successfully.

AC/Pilot: Maj. Clifford B. Ashley
Extra Passenger: Debuty Airbone Commander, Lt. Col. Hendsley Connor

Sources:

https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1958.html
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/18199/
www.nampows.org/B-52.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
17-Nov-2009 22:01 JINX Updated
10-Jan-2012 10:45 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2013 18:49 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jul-2017 17:15 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
31-Dec-2018 20:56 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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