58-0169

On December 20, 1972 at 12:00 AM, 58-0169 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.

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 5, 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 Tan 03 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 crash in Kinh No. A crew member survived while five others were killed. Crew: Cpt Randall James Craddock, pilot, † Cpt George Barry Lockhart, copilot, † 1st Lt Charles Edward Darr, navigator, † Maj Bobby Alexander Kirby, radio navigator, † Cpt Ronald Dwight Perry, EWO, † M/Sgt James Leon Lollar, air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration 58-0169, MSN 464237, year of manufacture 1958.