The United States loses its first B-52 of the war. The eight-engine bomber was brought down by a North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile near Vinh on the day when B-52s flew their heaviest raids of the war over North Vietnam. The Communistss claimed 19 B-52s shot down to date.
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- Civil War
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- Cold War
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- Crime
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- First B-52 shot down over North Vietnam, 1972
- World War I
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Nov 22, 1972:
First B-52 shot down over North Vietnam
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This Week in History, Nov 22 - Nov 28
- Nov 22, 1963
- JFK assassinated in Dallas
- Nov 22, 1967
- Westmoreland claims U.S. victory at Dak To
- Nov 22, 1972
- First B-52 shot down over North Vietnam
- Nov 23, 1970
- Laird discloses the details of the Son Tay Raid
- Nov 23, 1972
- Paris peace talks deadlocked
- Nov 24, 1963
- LBJ to continue Kennedy policy in Vietnam
- Nov 24, 1965
- U.S. casualty rates hit new high
- Nov 24, 1969
- U.S. Army announces Calley will be tried
- Nov 25, 1967
- Catholic official reports support provided to North Vietnam
- Nov 25, 1969
- Communist activity increases along Cambodian border
- Nov 26, 1968
- Air Force helicopter pilot rescues Special Forces team
- Nov 27, 1965
- Pentagon calls for troop increase
- Nov 27, 1970
- South Vietnamese forces attacked near Cambodian border
- Nov 28, 1964
- Johnson advised to bomb North Vietnam
- Nov 28, 1965
- The Philippines agrees to send troops to South Vietnam
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