On 22 December 1972, an F-111 call sign Jackel 33 was flying a night strike mission over North Vietnam.
Once shot down,.
For this mission, they flew from Thailand, north and west of Hanoi, looping back around, flying a southerly direction through the eastern expanses of Hanoi to strike their targets.
Jackel 33\'s assigned targets were the river docks in the middle of Hanoi.
Jackel 33 was manned by its pilot, Captain Bob Sponeybarger and its Weapons System Operation, 1stLt William (Bill) Wilson.
On 22 December 1972, an F-111 call sign Jackel 33 was flying a night strike mission over North Vietnam