Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Jul 7, 1967 (3 killed)

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on July 7, 1967 near Mekong River Delta about 100 km south of Saigon, Vietnam with 3 fatalities.

Two bombers from the same formation collided while approaching the South Vietnamese coast on a mission from Guam, and both crashed into the sea near the mouth of the Mekong River. Some crew members from each aircraft were rescued alive and the others were killed. Crew accounts suggest the collision happened when a crew member moved to change position in the formation, but no official report was found.

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