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| Date: | Tuesday 26 December 1972 |
| Time: | 21:48 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-35-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 449 BW/307 SW USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0674 |
| MSN: | 464045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Giap Nhi Rail Yard, Hanoi, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | U-Tapao (VTBU) |
Shot down by SA-2 SAM over North Vietnam during Linebacker II. May also be the first B-52 claimed as MiG-21 air-to-air victory, & may correspond to claim by Pham Tuan of 921st Sao Dao Fighter Regiment "Red Star" based at Noi Bai by use of two K-13 (AA-2 Atoll) AAMs fired by MiG-21.
Crew:
Pilot/Commander:Capt Robert John Morris Jr USAF killed.
Co-pilot:1st/Lt Robert Markham Hudson USAF PoW.
Nav:1st Lt. Duane Paul Vavroch USAF PoW.
Rad/Nav:Col Michael Harold La Beau USAF PoW.
EWO:Capt Nutter Jerome Wimbrow III USAF killed.
AG:SMSgt James Raymond Cook USAF PoW.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2009 00:05 | Bob Hudson | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2009 15:59 | JINX | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2009 16:00 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 09:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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