Struggle Home to U-Tapao by Brian Bateman

A B-52D silhouettes the tropical dawn sky with scud damage to U-Tapao, Thailand on final approach from a night mission during Linebacker II. A Thud based out of Korat escorts the 52 home and realizing he too is low on fuel, turns away and heads for home praying that the lumbering giant will make it back in one piece. With hundreds of holes in her and leaking, this 52 is one of the lucky ones that actually made it home safely…others did not…