During one of my B-52 missions to Hanoi during Linebacker II in Dec '72, I overheard John Dalton, a B-52 pilot, report that they had been hit by SAM (missile) shrapnel in their target area near Hanoi. He said the aircraft was flying reasonably well, but he made a precautionary landing at an American fighter base in northern Thailand - Phan Rang. After a couple of days getting temporary repairs, John and his crew flew the aircraft on to U-Tapao, Thailand, our home base. From a crew bus on the way out to our aircraft at the beginning of a subsequent mission, I saw the damaged aircraft in a hangar as we passed. I was amazed to see many little squares of duct tape covering small holes in the skin - another good use for duct tape!
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