📜 Wreckage of a B-52 bomber shot down on December 27th, 1972, in Huu Tiep Lake, Hanoi.
🔍 An artifact from Operation Linebacker II, a US bombing campaign during the Vietnam War. A sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Why Go

✈️ See actual B-52 bomber wreckage.
🪖 Witness a tangible piece of Vietnam War history.
🕊️ Reflect on the human cost of war. Contrast modern Hanoi with its wartime past.
📸 Capture unique photos of the wreckage in an urban lake.
🚶 Easily accessible in Hanoi's Ba Dinh district.

Why Avoid

💤 Small, might not occupy much time.
🗺️ Requires a short walk down a narrow street to find.

💰 Cost Free to visit.

🕒 Hours Always accessible as an outdoor monument.

Getting There

🚶 20-minute walk west of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
📍 Located in Ba Dinh district, west of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Signs direct to the memorial from Hoang Hoa Tham Avenue near Ngoc Ha Avenue.