58-0198

On December 20, 1972 at 12:00 AM, 58-0198 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Kinh No 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.

7 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 4, 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 with seven 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 Kinh No. Four crew members were killed while three others were taken PoW. Crew: Col James Yoshikazu Nagahiro, pilot, Cpt Donovan Keith Walters, copilot, † Lt Col Keith Russell Heggen, Cpt Lynn Richard Beens, navigator, Cpt Robert Ray Lynn, EWO, † Maj Edward Harvey Johnson, radio navigator, † A1C Charles "Chuck" James Bebus, air gunner. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 58-0198, MSN 464266, year of manufacture 1958.