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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-1-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 43 BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0050 |
| MSN: | 464002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bach Mai -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | U-Tapao (VTBU) |
Shot down by two SA-2 SAMs over North Vietnam during Linebacker II. All six crew ejected & became POWs.
Crew:7th BW, 307th SW Carswell AFB, TX.
Pilot:Lt/Col John Harr Yuill USAF POW.
Co-pilot:Capt David Ian Drummond USAF POW.
Nav:1st/Lt William Thomas Mayall USAF POW.
EWO:Lt/Col William Walter Conlee USAF POW.
Rad/Nav:Lt/Col Louis Henry Bernasconi USAF POW.
AG:SM/Sgt Gary Lee Morgan USAF POW.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Oct-2009 22:57 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2020 09:46 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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