Incident Overview
On a mission during the Linebacker II campaign, a US Air Force bomber departed U-Tapao Naval Air Station in Thailand with six crew members on board. While operating over Hanoi, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire, specifically an SA-2 surface-to-air missile. The plane lost control and crashed in the Bạch Mai district of Hanoi.
Crew Members
The six crew members aboard were:
- Lieutenant Colonel John Harr Yuill, pilot
- Captain David Ian Drummond, copilot
- 1st Lieutenant William Thomas Mayall, navigator
- Lieutenant Colonel William Walter Conlee, electronic warfare officer
- Lieutenant Colonel Louis Henry Bernasconi, radio navigator
- Master Sergeant Gary Lee Morgan, air gunner
All six crew members were taken as prisoners of war (PoW) following the crash.