File:Destroyed gun turret aboard USS Higbee (DD-806) at Da Nang, Vietnam, in April 1972.jpg
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English: View of the destroyed aft gun turret aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higbee (DD-806) at Da Nang, Vietnam, in April 1972. On 19 April 1972, Higbee became the first U.S. warship to be bombed during the Vietnam War, when two North Vietnamese Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17s from the 923rd Fighter Regiment attacked, one of which, piloted by Le Xuan Di, dropped a 250 kilogram bomb onto Higbee's rear 127 mm gun mount, destroying it. The 127 mm gun crew had been outside their turret, due to a misfire within the mount, when the air attack occurred, which resulted in the wounding of four U.S. sailors. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hector (AR-7) 1972 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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