57-6496

On December 20, 1972 at 12:00 AM, 57-6496 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Yên Viên Hà N<U+1ED9>i City District.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The airplane departed Andersen AFB on Guam Island under call sign Quilt 3 with six crew members on board, taking part to the Linebacker II mission over Vietnam. While flying over Hanoi, the airplane was hit by enemy fire (SA-2 surface to air missile) and crashed in Yên Viên. Two crew members were killed while four others were taken PoW. Crew: Cpt Terry Mercer Geloneck, pilot, 1st Lt William Youl Arcuri, copilot, 1st Lt Michael Robert Martini, navigator, Cpt Warren R. Spencer, radio navigator, † Cpt Craig Alan Paul, EWO, † S/Sgt Roy Madden, air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration 57-6496, MSN 264201, year of manufacture 1957.