Crash of a Boeing B-52G-85-BW Stratofortress in Yên Viên: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
57-6496
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
264201
YOM:
1957
Flight number:
Quilt 3
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Boeing B-52G-110-BW Stratofortress in Yên Viên: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
58-0201
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
464269
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Andersen AFB on Guam Island 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 airplane lost height and crashed in a field located in Yên Viên and was destroyed. Three crew members were taken PoW while three others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Donald Louis Rissi, pilot, †
1st Lt Robert James Thomas, copilot, †
Cpt Richard Thomas Simpson, EWO,
Cpt Robert Glenn Certain, navigator,
Maj Richard Edgar Johnson, radio navigator,
M/Sgt Walter Lee Ferguson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.