JOHN A ALBASIO
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HONORED ON PANEL 20W, LINE 125 OF THE WALL

JOHN ANTHONY ALBASIO

WALL NAME

JOHN A ALBASIO

PANEL / LINE

20W/125

DATE OF BIRTH

08/15/1943

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG TRI

DATE OF CASUALTY

07/28/1969

HOME OF RECORD

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COUNTY OF RECORD

Calaveras County

STATE

CA

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR JOHN ANTHONY ALBASIO
POSTED ON 3.22.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizen in a Republic", April 23, 1910
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POSTED ON 10.11.2018

Final Mission of CAPT John A. Albasio

On July 27 1969, a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber (#56-0630) from the 17th Bomb Wing, 4133rd Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command, crashed into the Pacific Ocean following the failure of the starboard wing after takeoff from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. All eight personnel aboard were killed. The lost crewmen included aircraft commander MAJ Edward W. Wyatt, co-pilot CAPT John A. Albasio, radar navigator CAPT Donald J. Maccio, navigator CAPT Edward A. Miskowski, electronic warfare officer (EWO) 1LT Gary P. Leach, and gunner TSGT Clinton E. Tibbetts. The two other U. S. Air Force personnel reportedly on board the aircraft were LTC Robert H. Barr and TSGT Richard Piskula. The wing loss occurred about the time the nose wheel left the ground during takeoff. Eyewitness accounts reported that the plane continued momentarily in level flight, then made a violent bank below the sight of the cliff at the end of the runway, crashing into the ocean. Aircraft commander CAPT Wyatt attempted to eject, and his chute was found either fully or partially deployed. His remains were recovered. The remains of the four other crewmen and one passenger were also recovered. However, neither Leach’s nor Barr’s bodies were found. Tibbetts was posthumously promoted to Master Sergeant. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, aviation-safety.net, and web.archive.org]
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POSTED ON 2.27.2018
POSTED BY: Dean Carter

Brave Pilot and Warrior

Capt. Albasio was co pilot on a Boeing B-52D-80-BO Stratofortress which crashed on take off from Anderson AFB, Guam on July 27 1969, killing all six crew members. Crash happened about the time of rotation for take-off. 56-0630 was airborne only briefly. The official explanation of 'wing failure' is an understatement. The right wing of the aircraft came off the fuselage, it separated from the bomber about the time it rotated and began to fly. Among the dead were Crew:
Pilot/Commander: Capt Edward William Wyatt USAF killed.
Co-pilot:Capt John Anthony Albasio USAF killed.
Nav: Capt Donald Joseph Maccio USAF killed.
Rad/Nav: Capt Edward Anthony Miskowski USAF killed.
EWO: 1st/Lt Gary Paul Leach USAF killed.
AG: T/Sgt Clinton Eugene Tibbetts USAF killed.
Information gathered from https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=48326
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POSTED ON 8.15.2016
POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Captain John Anthony Albasio, Served with the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 4133rd Bomb Wing P (Provisional), Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force.
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POSTED ON 8.13.2016
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

Remembered

DEAR CAPTAIN ALBASIO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A TACTICAL AIRCRAFT PILOT (VARIOUS).
YOU WERE BORN ON THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION. SHE WILL GUIDE HER.
REST IN PEACE.
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