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05 JUN 72 |
LTC Ronnie A. Mendoza
LTC Andrew F. Underwood
MAJ Calvin T. Gore
MAJ Nicholas Quinones-Borras
CPT Charles L. Flott
CPT James F. Hollis
CPT Walter S. Mullen
SFC Andee Chapman
SSG Thomas M. Lejeune
SGT Kenneth L. Barnett
SGT Michael L. Hutson
3 CAL crew killed
3 CAL mechanics
14 SVN killed
1 SV CIV killed |
Vietnam |
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MACV
C-46A EM-2
A/C crashed on approach to Pleiku. |
21 FEB 72 |
1LT Bernard L. Johnson II [P]
SP4 Scott B. Westphal [OB] |
An Xugen Province |
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73 AVN
OV-1A #63-13125
No details. |
14 DEC 71 |
CW2 Otha L. Perry [P]
CPT Cecil C. Perkins [CP]
SP4 Dwight A. Bremmer
SSG Floyd D. Caldwell
CPT Gregg N. Hollinger |
Vietnam |
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MACV
U-21A #18041 LONG TRIP 041
During the flight, about 15 miles NE of Da Nang, the A/C experienced an inflight emergency. The pilot reported that he
had lost his #2 engine, and had a fire. Within minutes after the emergency, both radio and radar contact was lost. The
A/C was never seen or heard from again. |
26 NOV 71 |
CPT James H. Spann [P]
SP4 Lawrence C. Smith [OB] |
Thua Thien Province |
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131 AVN
OV-1B #59-2634
Lost engine and crashed at Phu Bai. |
10 AUG 71
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CPT Paul J. Bates [P]
SP5 Thomas A. Dolan [OB] |
Quang Tri Province |
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220 AVN
O-1G #51-2267
Impacted trees on a steep slope while attempting to point out a target to an accompanying A/C. |
06 JUL 71 |
LT Daniel W. Thomas [P] (USAF)
CPT Donald G. Carr [OB] |
Laos |
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TF1
OV-10A #67-14634
A/C was on a visual recon mission over central Laos when it was lost. The plane was detailed out of the 23rd TASS. |
06 JUN 71 |
CW2 Carl W. Borchers [P]
CW2 Martin E. Loving [C] |
Bien Hoa Province |
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73 AVN
YO-3A #69-18004 (NIGHTRIDER II)
Pilot advised that he was low on fuel and was breaking station to RTB. Also advised he was heading SW through their
field of fire at nominally 1500 AGL. Arty advised they would check fire during acft transit through their area and
requested notification when clear. NIGHTRIDER II “Rogered” request, but no further communication could be established.
A/C was later found at at YT 1612 on 071 Degrees Magnetic heading. Impact estimated at 65-75 Knots at 039 degrees angle
from horizontal. |
31 MAY 71 |
CW2 Jack W. Brunson [P]
CPT Clinton A. Musil [OB] |
Laos |
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131 AVN
OV-1A #59-2615
Impacted the side of a mountain, exploding on impact, with the weckage engulfed and totally destroyed by fire. |
04 MAR 71 |
CPT Michael W. Marker [P]
WO1 Harold L. Algaard [CP]
SP5 Rodney D. Osborne [TO]
SP5 Richard J. Hentz [C]
SP6 John T. Strawn [C] |
Vietnam |
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138 AVN
JU-21A #67-18062 VANGUARD 216
A/C was on an early morning combat support mission in the vicinity of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Two hours into the
mission, at 0840 hours, radio and radar communication was lost. |
04 MAR 71
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CPT James J. Shereck [P]  |
Thua Thien Province |
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131 AVN
OV-1B #64-14240
A/C engines failed, ejection seat malfunctioned and fell to earth still strapped to the seat. |
03 JAN 71 |
MAJ Ferris A. Rhodes Jr [P]
CW3 Luis G. Holguin [PP]
CW3 Thomas R. Okerlund [PP]
CW3 Dennis W. O'Melia [PP]
CPT Michael D. Parsons [PP]
SP6 Patrick J. Magee [CX]
SP6 Carl A. Palen [CX] |
Vietnam |
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61 AVN
U-6A #57-16384
Left Qui Nhon in fixed wing to pick up 4 new UH-1 at Ban Me Thuot. About 14 miles SE of Phu Cat, at 1120 hours, radio
and radar contact was lost with the plane. |
23 DEC 70 |
WO1 Michael W. McAndrews [AC]
WO1 Bain W. Wiseman [CP]
SP4 Gary P. Booth [CE] |
Vietnam |
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18 AVN
U-1A #55-3298 RELIABLE 298
A/C was on a courier mission over South Vietnam. Ground observers reported seeing an aircraft, later determined to be
Reliable 298, break up in mid-air about 10 miles south of Tuy Hoa Air Base. Information indicates that the A/C may have
been on fire at the time it broke up. The observers reported that the aircraft broke into two parts, and that these
parts crashed in the vicinity. |
24 NOV 70 |
CW2 Robert D. Perry [P]
SP6 Norman F. Evans [C]
11 others killed |
Phong Dinh Province |
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156 AVN
RU-6A #53-03724
Mid-air with an ARVN UH-1H helicopter. |
02 NOV 70 |
CW2 George H. Rogalla [P]
SP4 John C. King [OB] |
Quang Nam Province |
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131 AVN
OV-1C #67-18897
Non-hostile crash. |
15 SEP 70
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CPT Wayne A. McConkey [P]
1LT Albert F. Ammann [OB] |
Vietnam |
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21 AVN
O-1
Crashed as a result of hostile fire to the east of Tra Bong. |
27 JUN 70 |
CWO Lance M. Lofman
SP4 Gary M. Pridgen |
Kontum Province |
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18 AVN
No details. |
09 JUN 70 |
1LT John L. Ryder [P] (USAF)
CPT Barry W. Hilbrich [OB] |
Vietnam |
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USAF
O-1F
A/C was on a visual recon mission south of Ben Het with an ultimate destination of Camp Dak Saeng. The A/C was located
just north of Pleiku and was in radio contact with the TAC. Their next scheduled radio contact was at 1327 hours, but no
further communication was established. |
07 JUN 70
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CPT Michael C. Hope [P] |
Long Khanh Province |
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74 AVN
O-1 #
A/C shot down. |
20 MAR 70 |
CPT Robert G. Cozart [P]
WO1 James E. Butler [OB] |
Vietnam |
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214 AVN
O-1G #51-12899
A/C was on a visual recon mission over Vinh Binh Province with a stop at the Province capitol of Phu Vinh. At 1028 hours,
a radio transmission was received advising the Team 72 TOC that they were airborne and en route to Tra Vinh. This was
the last communication with the crew. |
23 FEB 70 |
LTC Newman [P] |
Thua Thien Province |
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131 AVN
OV-1A #60-3739
Tuyen Duc. No details. |
16 OCT 69 |
CPT Lawrence R. Booth [P]
SP4 Dennis M. Rattin [OB] |
Laos |
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131 AVN
OV-1C
A/C assigned a surveillance mission over hostile territory. At about 1015 hours, the pilot radioed that he was returning
to base. That was the last contact received from the aircraft. |
14 OCT 69 |
CPT Mark A. Babson Jr [P]
SP4 James T. Savage [OB] |
Vietnam |
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225 AVN
OV-1C #61-2691 PHANTOMHAWK 21
Tuyen Duc. No details. |
10 OCT 69
|
CPT Franklin L. Weisner [P]
CPT Calvin W. Maxwell [OB] |
Kontum Province |
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219 AVN
0-1G #51-11942
A/C was in a flight of two O1G aircraft on a high/low search mission in Military Region 2 (MR2). A/C was shot down, hit
a cliff above the river and had slid into its present position, lying inverted in a fast-flowing river. |
03 OCT 69 |
1Lt Paul L. Graffe [P]
PFC Kenneth L. Cunningham [OB] |
Kontum Province |
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225 AVN
OV-1C #61-02679
A/C crashed atop a 7,000' peak in a mountain range north of the city of Kontum. |
09 SEP 69 |
CPT White [P]
SFC Donald E. Stepp [OB] |
Vietnam |
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244 AVN
OV-1C #61-2703
Kien Giang. No details. |
29 AUG 69
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SP5 Jackie C. Dehart [OB]
P injured |
Hua Nghia Province |
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73 AVN
OV-1B #62-5904
A/C was on a night radar mission to the SW of Saigon. A/C was in a thunderstorm and was struck by lightning, causing all
electrical systems to go out and the aircraft became inverted. The pilot told Dehart to eject but hesitated too long and
went in with the A/C, making a crater in the muddy ground. |
18 JUL 69
|
1LT Henry O. Wilhoite [P]
CPL John P. Madden [OB] |
Vietnam |
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73 AVN
OV-1C #67-18913
A/C crashed into Gin Ray Mountain while flying a Red Haze mission during inclement weather. |
06 JUN 69 |
CPT Grisafe [P]
SP4 Noel F. Josephs [OB] |
Vietnam |
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225 AVN
OV-1C #67-18914
Plie Trap. No details. |
13 MAY 69
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1LT Bruce C. Bessor [P]
SFC Mike J. Scott [OB] |
Laos |
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219 AVN
O-1G #51-16959
Recon team had radio contact with A/C, they heard acft engine noise southwest of their position followed by 15 rounds of
37mm fire and engine sputtering but no sound of crash, then a large volume of rifle fire from the same direction. The
recon team then lost radio contact with the aircraft. |
03 APR 69 |
MAJ Arthur G. Ecklund [P]
CPT Perry H. Jefferson [OB] (USAF) |
Ninh Thuan Province |
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183 AVN
O-1G #51-12078 SEAHORSE 78
A/C was flying a visual recon mission out of Phan Rang AB. They left the base at 0700 hours and reported in by radio at
0730 hours giving location, destination and info concerning a convoy they were going to check out. No further
communication was heard, except for a signal beeper. |
16 MAR 69
|
CPT Charles R. Barnes [P]
CPT David R. Smith [P]
SP4 Michael L. Batt
SP4 Raymond E. Bobe
MAJ Marvin L. Foster |
Vietnam |
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210 AVN
UC-21A #66-18007
Controllers vectored the A/C for an instrument approach but lost contact after the A/C requested a turn out to sea for
terrain clearance. |
16 MAR 69 |
WO1 Selvwyn R. Taylor [P]
CPT Douglas D. Gaylord [OB] |
Vietnam |
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184 AVN
O-1
A/C went down during a night artillery spotting mission near Dong Tam in the Mekong Delta. |
15 MAR 69 |
CPT Peterson [P] |
Vietnam |
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225 AVN
OV-1C #62-5854
Plie Trap Valley. No details. |
09 MAR 69 |
CPT Robert F. Rex [P]
SSG Tim L. Walters [OB] |
Laos |
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MACV
O-2A #67-21425
A/C was on a combat support mission when it crashed for unknown reasons about 5 miles into Laos west of the DMZ. |
09 JAN 69
|
CPT Hugh M. Byrd Jr [P]
1LT Kevin O'Brien [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
200 AVN
O-1G #51-5059
A/C was on a visual recon mission over the Khe Sanh area. The plane diverted to assist a recon team that was in enemy
contact in the Khe Sanh area. After aiding the team and being relieved by another A/C, the plane back to Phu Bai. The
weather was bad and the pilot reported at 1940 hours that he was lost and the weather was worsening. A/Cwas not equipped
to fly IMC. Based on the direction the A/C told them it was flying, the radar station advised it to climb because of
mountains in the area. No further transmissions were heard. |
29 OCT 68
|
1LT Donald L. Harrison [P]
1LT Steven N. Bezold [OB] |
Vietnam |
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220 RECON
O-1G #57-6027
A/C was hit in the left rear cockpit area, between the pilot and the observer. The A/C continued straight for a few
seconds, and then started a slow descending right turn. The turn became tighter as the descent rate increased until
impact. |
26 OCT 68 |
SP4 Dennis L. Giles [OB] |
Vietnam |
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131 AVN
OV-1C #64-14264
Ejected on takeoff. No details. |
03 OCT 68 |
CPT Wayne P. Bundy [P] (USAF)
1LT Ralph Schiavone [P] (USAF)
SSG Donald G. Cleaver [C] (USAF)
SSG James K. Connor [C] (USAF)
SP4 Donald J. Cramer Jr
SP4 David J. Dellangelo
SP5 David A. Disrud
SP5 Allen E. Gomes
SP5 Dale G. Granger
PFC Joe J. Hibbler
SP5 David B. Perreault
PFC Robert D. Tomlinson
PFC Dennis A. Wirt |
Phu Bai Province |
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537 TAS (USAF)
C-7A #63-9753
Taking off from field collided with CH-47 #66-19041. |
12 SEP 68 |
1LT Robert R. Weiss [P]
SP4 Foster [OB] |
Vietnam |
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73 AVN
OV-1C #66-18888
Vung Tau. No details. |
05 MAY 68 |
1LT Joseph G. Wolfe [P] |
An Xugen Province |
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73 AVN
O-1
No details. |
06 APR 68
|
MAJ Robert McCaskey [P] |
Thua Thien Province |
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1 CAV
OV-1C #66-18885
A/C was hit by enemy ground fire while returning from a low level VR/Photo recon mission in support of the 101st. |
29 MAR 68 |
MAJ William P. Hurley Jr [P] |
Vietnam |
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73 AVN
OV-1B #64-14257
Vung Tau. No details. |
23 MAR 68 |
MAJ Masaki Hattori [P]
SP4 Ian J. Franks [OB] |
Vietnam |
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224 AVN
OV-1C #60-3756
A/C in order to avoid a mid-air collision with two USN helicopters, crashed into the Hau Giang River near Can Tho. |
20 MAR 68
|
1LT Leslie B. Sayre [P]
OB injured (escaped POW) |
Kien Giang Province |
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221 AVN
O-1D
A/C was assigned a recon mission in South Vietnam. The A/C was about 20 miles east of the city of Ha Tien, it was shot
down by enemy fire. |
28 FEB 68 |
CPT Steven J. Popkin [P]
CPT Joseph C. Doyle [OB] |
Kien Tuong Province |
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244 AVN
OV-1C #61-2709
No details. |
21 JAN 68
|
CW2 William A. Kimsey Jr [P]
CPT Charles J. Ramsay [OB] (USMC) |
Vietnam |
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220 RECON
O-1D #66-13295
Was to provide spotting for a naval gunfire mission directed against a North Vietnamese AA site within the DMZ. A/C was
shot down. |
04 JAN 68
|
1LT Thomas D. Babin Jr [P]
OB killed |
Dinh Tuong Province |
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68 AHC
O-1
A/C was shot down. No further details. |
29 DEC 67 |
WO1 Milton W. Smith [P]
WO1 Jon P. Shaffer |
Thua Thien Province |
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138 AVN
A/C crashed. |
22 NOV 67 |
CWO David A. Kreitzer [P]
SP4 Thomas B. Allen [CE]
PFC David L. Tasker
PVT Sheldon D. Bowler
PFC Marshall F. Freng
PFC Steven P. Morse
PVT Allyson Y. Sasaki |
Vietnam |
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54 AVN
U-1A #57-6119
A/C crashed during take-off from Long Binh. |
08 NOV 67 |
MAJ Lawrence C. Suttlehan [P]
PFC Vaughn M. Hines [OB] |
Vietnam |
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74 AVN
OV-1C #60-3746 DELTA HAWK 5
A/C was on an aerial recon mission off the southern coast of Vietnam. On one low level pass over naval craft, the A/C
was seen to start a climb and roll to the left engine in an inverted position. A recovery back to the right was
attempted, but the left wing struck the water and the A/C crashed and disintegrated. |
07 OCT 67 |
CPT Frank R. Kerbl [P]
SP5 James A. Stoeberl [OB] |
Vietnam |
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73 AVN
OV-1B #62-5863
Phu Loi. A/C crashed and burned. |
29 SEP 67
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CW3 Bennett G. Wilder [P] |
Vietnam |
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117 AHC
? Type
A/C shot down. |
26 SEP 67 |
1LT Lynn R. Huddlestone [P]
SSG Stephen J. Geist [OB] |
Cambodia |
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74 AVN
O-1D
A/C disappeared on recon mission near Cambodian border. |
22 SEP 67 |
MAJ Blackshear M. Bryan Jr [P] |
Vietnam |
|
USARV FLT DET
U-21A
Transition practicing engine out at Vung Tau. Rolled over on go-around and crashed. |
17 AUG 67 |
CW3 Wayne E. Jones [P]
WO1 Don R. Harger [P]
SP5 Joseph Benson [C] |
Vietnam |
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18 AVN
#81702
A/C crashed over land while returning to base at Pleiku. |
22 JUL 67 |
CPT William B. Graves [P]
SP4 Heinz Tapio [OB] |
Vietnam |
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225 AVN
O-1 #60-3755
A/C crashed in the Highlands. |
03 JUN 67
|
MAJ Lowell E. Morgan [P]
SP4 Robert B. DeMello [C] |
Cambodia |
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73 AVN
OV-1C #61-2715
A/C crashed into the side of Gia Ray Mountain during a period of darkness and inclement weather. |
19 FEB 67 |
MAJ Wright [P]
SP4 Wilson [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
131 AVN
OV-1C #61-2682
Phu Bai. No details. |
08 FEB 67 |
CW2 Richard J. Wright [P] |
Vietnam |
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Non-hostile. No details. |
20 DEC 66
|
CPT Larry F. Lucas [P] |
Laos |
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131 AVN
OV-1A #63-13123
Plane was hit by enemy fire, caught fire, pitched into a ninety degree dive and crashed. |
20 NOV 66
|
CPT John W. Clayton [AC]
SP6 Arnold C. Pearson [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
135 AVN
A/C flew into bad weather and crashed. |
19 NOV 66 |
MAJ James L. Whitehead [P]
CPT James M. Johnstone [OB] |
Laos |
|
20 AVN DET
OV-1A #63-13115
Beginning a routine recon in an area of high ridges and valleys. A/C was observed by the crew of the cover A/C to climb,
as if to fly over the top of a ridge, keeping close to the trees. It then crashed. |
15 NOV 66
|
CPT Harry M. Ravenna [P]
CPL John C. Keiper (USMC) |
Vietnam |
|
138 AVN
U-6A #541723
A/C was on a routine flight from Dong Ha to Da Nang. A/C ran into poor weather conditions. Pilot radioed Dong Ha and
requested radar guidance. At 1430 hours, he passed into Da Nang airfield radar control and radioed. Da Nang instructed
him to recontact Dong Ha, and pilot acknowledged. Radio contact was broken, and never resumed. |
16 OCT 66 |
1LT Robert C. Keller [P]
LT Albert G. Hallowell [OB] (USN) |
Kien Hoa Province |
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73 AVN
OV-1A #63-13130
Mid-air collision with another OV- 1A on a daylight recon mission. |
04 OCT 66 |
SP4 John T. Bird |
Vietnam |
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17 AVN
No details. |
28 SEP 66
|
1LT Jimmy M. Brasher [P]
PFC Robert E. Pittman [OB] |
Vietnam |
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131 AVN
OV-1B #64-14266 SPUD 19
A/C was on a recon mission off the coast of North Vietnam. It is assumed that one or more of the SAM missiles launched
that night hit the plane and that it crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin approx 40 miles E of Phuc Loi. No trace of the
plane or crew was found. |
14 JUL 66 |
CPT Robert G. Nopp [P]
PFC Marshall F. Kipina [OB] |
Vietnam |
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131 AVN
OV-1C #61-2675 IRON SPUD
A/C was on a classified surveillance mission over Laos. The A/C maintained surveillance using infrared detection
equipment and a forward-aimed camera, making it a valuable night surveillance plane able to detect enemy movement and
designate and confirm targets. It was on such a mission that Kipina's plane vanished with no trace. |
10 MAY 66 |
SP5 Herbert N. Adams [FE]
1 other crewmember killed
P & CP injured |
Vietnam |
|
134 AVN
#62-4165
While on a SF airdrop mission at a remote camp at Cai Cai, had a load of rice hang in the rear of the cargo compartment
on a low level extraction causing the A/C to crash. |
25 APR 66
|
CW2 James D. Olsen [P] |
Vietnam |
|
219 AVN
OV-1 #
A/C shot down. |
06 APR 66
|
CPT James W. Gates [P]
CPT John W. Lafayette [OB] |
Laos |
|
MACV
OV-1A #63-13117
A/C was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed while on recon mission. |
15 MAR 66
|
MAJ Glenn D. McElroy [PC]
CPT John M. Nash [CP] |
Laos |
|
20 AVN DET
OV-1A #63-13124 IRONSPUD
A/C was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed while searching another crash site. |
09 JAN 66 |
CPT Thaddeus E. Williams Jr [P]
SP4 James P. Schimberg [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
20 AVN DET
OV-1C #61-2705
A/C was on a night recon mission. The last radio contact was made when the plane was a short distance southwest of the
city of Tuy Hoa. |
15 DEC 65 |
WO1 Jerry P. Clark [P]
SP4 David S. Demmon [C] |
Vietnam |
|
568 SIG
O-1D #55-4686 CABLERUNNER 26
A/C was on a recon mission and was returning to Quin Nhon from An Khe. A/C experienced an in-flight emergency with a low
fuel state and wanted the Quin Nhon NDB frequency. Another acft flew over the beach and located the wreckage of A/C in
shallow water near the hamlet of Tuy Phong, about 8 miles south of Qui Nhon. |
04 JUL 65 |
MAJ Sheriff [P]
LT Cuong [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
73 AVN
OV-1A #63-13114
Soc Trang. No details. |
09 JUN 65
|
1LT Charles A. Dale [P]
SP4 David S. Demmon [C] |
Vietnam |
|
73 AVN
OV-1C #61-2687
Communication lost between A/C and controllers during mission. The A/C was shot down somewhere over the U Minh forest. |
19 MAY 65 |
WO1 Rickard K. Harper [P]
SFC Leroy M. Donovan [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
MACV
O-1F
A/C was assigned an aerial recon mission over South Vietnam. A/C departed Holloway Airfield at about 1300 hours. At 1700
hours the acft was an hour overdue. A check was made with airfields where the plane could have landed along its flight
path, with negative results. |
31 DEC 64
|
CPT Kurt C. McDonald [P] (USAF)
SFC Edward R. Dodge [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
DET C-1
O-1F
A/C was in flight of two that flew together until they reached Hill 3350, whereupon both acft made a 180 degree turn.
Other O-1 lost sight of 2nd plane, which entered some bad weather, with clouds completely obscuring the ridge to the
north and extending down to make a ragged roof above the triple canopy jungle. A/C was not seen again. |
06 NOV 64 |
1LT Daniel G. Dawson [P]
2LT ARVN [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
145 AVN
O-1F
A/C was flying a visual recon mission over Bien Hoa Province and disappeared. |
05 MAY 64 |
CPT William C. Osborn [P]
WO1 George R. Graham [CP]
SP4 Carmine A. Cervellino [CE]
SP5 Donald L. Nelson [FE]
SP4 Clair D. Doty
PFC Carl W. Grimes
MAJ Courtney P. Hollar Jr
SP4 William J. Montgomery
SP5 Frank Thornton Jr
5 ARVN PAX killed |
Vietnam |
|
61 AVN
CV-2B #61-2593
A/C had failure of #1 engine, suspected to be from hostile SA fire and was compounded when the crew turned into the
feathered engine in an attempt to return to Tan Hiep airstrip, where they had just picked up several passengers. The
A/C's left wing stalled, rolled inverted and crashed before a recovery could be completed. |
14 MAR 64
|
1LT Richard E. Jaeck [P]
CPT Thomas J. Bergin |
Vietnam |
|
73 AVN
L-19
A/C was on a combat support mission in Vietnam when it crashed as a result of hostile action. |
12 DEC 63 |
2LT Louis A. Carricarte [P]
CPT Clarence L. Moorer [P]
SP4 Michael P. Martin Jr [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
18 AVN
No details. |
01 JUL 63 |
CPT Curtis J. Steckbauer [P] |
Vietnam |
|
18 AVN
No details. |
10 JAN 63 |
1LT Clayton A. Fannin [P]
2LT Nguyen Ngoc Suu [OB] (ARVN) |
Pleiku Province |
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23 SWAD
OV-1C #61-2704
A/C crashed due to unknown causes, into a mountain SE of Pleiku while on a scouting mission. Wreckage was found 10
months later. |
15 OCT 62
|
CPT Terry D. Cordell [P] |
Vietnam |
|
VC guerrillas shot down his low-flying plane over the jungles of Vietnam. He was the first American
officer killed in action in Vietnam. |
