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Old April 16th 04, 04:59 PM
Ed Rasimus
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On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:24:42 -0400, "Kevin Brooks"
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Anyone know?


Ten were lost over North Vietnam; another fourteen were lost outside North
Vietnamese territory, with seven of those counted as combat losses, and
sixteen others received "major damage" during raids against NV targets. One
was lost during ODS over the Indian Ocean either enroute to or returning
from a strike against Iraq.

Brooks


Actually, fifteen B-52s were lost over NVN during LB II. Another eight
crashed on recovery or in Thailand, Laos or the Gulf of Tonkin.

These were the only "losses to enemy action during the entire SEA war.
There were other losses on Arc Light missions, the most notorious
being the "circle-back" mid-air on the first missions.

A list of the Linebacker II losses can be found at
http://www.teleproductiongroup.com/1...ay-by-day.html

Don Harten mentioned by another poster shows up at River Rats reunions
most every year. Will probably see him in two weeks at Nashville.



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8