B52 Crash @ U-Tapao - 1972

[Lamar]

Hello all:

Does anyone out there remember the '52 that came back from a bombing run over Hanoi all shot up? Because of crew injuries, the pilot elected to stay with the aircraft. It overflew the base and ended up in a bananna grove across from the base. Only survivors were the co-pilot and tail gunner. This happened during the '72 Christmas offensive when we lost a lot of B52's from Guam and U-Tapao.

Greetings to all VN vets.

Lamar Miller, MSgt, USAF (ret '88)

[JimL]

Yes, I was working the night/morning it happened. I was refueling 52's, on the East side, that time saw/heard the crash. Too bad they weren't able to land earlier and thus had to come around again to try.

Regards, JimL Sgt [e-mail]