Andersen - Nakhon Phanom

On December 20, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Andersen - Nakhon Phanom experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Nakhon Phanom Nakhon Phanom (<U+0E19><U+0E04><U+0E23><U+0E1E><U+0E19><U+0E21>).

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, 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 Brass 02 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). The crew was able to leave the target area and to fly to Thailand but eventually, all six crew members were forced to abandon the aircraft that crashed about 16 km southwest of Nakhon Phanom. The aircraft was destroyed while all six crew members survived. Crew: Cpt John Ettinger, pilot, Cpt Lawrence A. Casazza, pilot, Maj Charles E. Archie, copilot, 1st Lt Robert A. Clement, radio navigator, Cpt Silverio A. Barroqueiro, navigator, T/Sgt George H. Schryer, EWO.

Aircraft reference details include registration 57-6481, MSN 464186, year of manufacture 1957.