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Date: | Sunday 13 May 1973 |
Time: | 10:49 |
Type: | Boeing B-52D Stratofortress |
Owner/operator: | SAC, USAF |
Registration: | |
MSN: | S/N 55-0058 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Bing, North Vietnam -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | U Tapao, Thailand |
Destination airport: | U Tapao, Thailand |
Narrative:B-52D, S/N 55-0058, 13 Jan 1973, Aircraft was attacked by 9 NVN SA-2 missiles, sustaining over 12 shrapnel holes from 3 of the missiles. Aircraft was returned safely to U Tapao, with no injuries to the flight crew.
Sources:
Personal knowledge. Aircraft Commander
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-May-2023 16:06 |
Gpengels |
Added |
26-May-2023 16:24 |
MBerk_93 |
Updated |
26-May-2023 17:32 |
dfix |
Updated |