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| Date: | Saturday 13 January 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52D-65-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 307th SWg USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0116 |
| MSN: | 17232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Da Nang AB (South Vietnam) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Da Nang AB |
Emergency landing having suffered battle damage during an Arc Light raid on North Vietnam. Aircraft was deemed DBR & scrapped 29.3.1973.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Oct-2009 09:18 | JINX | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2009 09:19 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Jan-2012 10:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Nov-2020 17:47 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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