A-7 Corsair

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Vought A-7 Corsair

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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
22nd December 1967	USN	A-7A Corsair II	153239 NE 313	VA‑147, or VA-196 Enterprise	SAM, over North Vietnam	Capt James M. Hickerson PoW		Douglas Escapac
31st May 1968	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153255 AE 304	VA‑82 USS America CVA-66	AAA, over Laos	Lt K W Fields, recovered		Douglas Escapac
10th June 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153265 AE 404	VA‑86 USS America CVA-66	AAA over North Vietnam	Lt Cdr R W Ford PoW (died in captivity)		Douglas Escapac
31st May 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153258	VA‑82 America CVA-66	Fuel starvation Operational loss	Pilot recovered CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
21st June 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153269 or 153209 CONFIRM ??	VA‑86 America CVA-66	Hydraulic starvation Operational loss	Pilot recovered CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
22nd June 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153257	VA‑82 America CVA-66	Engine failure Operational loss	Pilot recovered CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
25th June 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153271	VA‑86 America CVA-66	Engine failure Operational loss	Pilot recovered CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
16 July 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153234	VA‑97	fuel starvation	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
24th July 1968	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153253 AE 302	VA‑82 USS America CVA-66	over North Vietnam	Lt. Cdr. D. S. Greiling PoW (died in captivity)		Douglas Escapac
24 August 1968	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	54359, NK 613	VA‑27	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt J R Lee, recovered		Douglas Escapac
2nd September 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153225 AE-4??	VA‑86 America CVA-66	hit the water Operational loss	Pilot ejected recovered CHECK for name		Douglas Escapac
14th September 1968	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	154344, NK 610	VA‑27	AAA, over North Vietnam	Cdr G T Pappas (squadron CO), recovered		Douglas Escapac
18th September 1968	USN	A-7A Corsair II	153214 NK 507	VA-97, Constellation	AAA, over North Vietnam.	Capt Brian D. Woods		Douglas Escapac
6 October 1968	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153273, NK 612	VA‑27	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt(jg) G M Biery, recovered		Douglas Escapac
31 October 1968	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153175	VA‑27	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
9 March 1969	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154473	VA‑25	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
12 April 1969	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153222	VA‑147	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
28 April 1969	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153164	VA‑37	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
12 May 1969	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154441	VA‑25	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
20 May 1969	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153180, NH 413	VA‑105	AAA, over Laos	Lt Cdr W J 0'Conner, recovered		Douglas EscapacDouglas Escapac
8 June 1969	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154383	VA‑215	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
19 July 1969	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154423	VA‑87	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
15 November 1969	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153156	VA‑27	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
15 November 1969	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	152679	VA‑86	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
17 December 1969	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154542	VA‑56	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
26 December 1969	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154517	VA‑56	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
1 October 1969	USN	A‑7A	153252, NK 300	VA‑97	AAA, over Laos	Lt P E Mullowney, recovered		Douglas Escapac
8 April 1970	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153153	VA‑97	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
7 January 1970	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153231, NL 414	VA‑86	AAA, over Laos	Lt Cdr M G Hoff, KIA xxxxx POSSIBLE		Douglas Escapac
28 February 1970	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153143, NK 411	VA‑27	over Laos	Lt R E Karp, recovered		Douglas Escapac
3 April 1970	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	154358, NK 313	VA‑97	AAA, over Laos	Lt H P Hoffman, recovered		Douglas Escapac
7 April 1970	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153233, NK 302	VA‑97	AAA, over Laos	Lt M P Hamilton, recovered		Douglas Escapac
1 May 1970	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	152680	VA‑82	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
9th May 1970						Lt. John J. Fleming ejected and survived		Douglas Escapac
9th May 1970	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154555	VA‑93 USS Ranger	Arrestor hook failed on landing	Lt. John J. Fleming ejected and survived		Douglas Escapac
29 May 1970	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153146	VA‑82	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
25th June 1970	USN	A-7B Corsair II	BuNo. 154525	VA-155 Silver Foxes	lost in a non-combat accident	pilot was rescued		Douglas Escapac
3 December 1970	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	157483	VA‑25	???	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
28 December 1970	USN	A‑7 E Corsair II	157509 NE 406	VA‑25,	over Laos	Lt Cdr R W Castle Jnr, recovered		Douglas Escapac
27 February 1971	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	157458	VA‑195	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
13th March 1971	USN	A-7E Corsair II	157589 NE315	VA 113 USS RANGER	Struck by AAA during combat mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos Alive on ground Did not return	Lt. Barton Sheldon Creed DIC		Douglas Escapac
17 April 1971	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	157511, NE 305	VA‑113	AAA, over Laos	Lt R E Forman Jnr, recovered		Douglas Escapac
8 September 1971	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153223	VA‑153	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
22 September 1971	USN	A‑7B Corsair II	154430	VA‑215	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
12 October 1971	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	156866	VA‑97	landing gear failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
18 January 1972	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	156880	VA‑94	landing gear failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
22 January 1972	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	156849	VA‑146	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
19 March 1972	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	157529	VA‑192	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
23 March 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	157520, NH 307	VA‑192	over Laos	Lt D S Pike, KIA xxxxxx EJECTION		Douglas Escapac
6 April 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	158006, NH 415	VA‑195	SAM, over North Vietnam	Cdr M C Gilfry (squadron CO), recovered		Douglas Escapac
16 April 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	156860, NL	VA‑94	SAM, over North Vietnam	Cdr D L Moss (squadron CO), recovered		Douglas Escapac
1 May 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	156888, NL 401	VA‑94	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt M G Surdyk, recovered		Douglas Escapac
6May1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	156879, NL 313	VA‑22	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt Marvin B Wiles, KIA xxxxx EJECTION		Douglas Escapac
17 May 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	158015, NG 404	VA‑147	AAA, over North Vietnam	Cdr T R Wilkinson (squadron CO), recovered		Douglas Escapac
19th May 1972	USN	A-7B Corsair II	154541 NF 411	VA-56, Midway	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt. Aubrey A. Nichols PoW		Douglas Escapac
24 May 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	156877, NL 410	VA‑94	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt Cdr H A Eikel, recovered		Douglas Escapac
17 June 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	157531, NG 304	VA‑192	SAM, over North Vietnam	Cdr Darrel D Owens, recovered		Douglas Escapac
17 July 1972	USN	A‑7C, Corsair II	156792, AJ 405	VA‑86	own bomb burst, over South Vietnam	Cdr W D Yonke (squadron CO), recovered		Douglas Escapac
17 July 1972	USN	A‑7C, Corsair II	156771, AJ 401	VA‑86	own bomb burst, over South Vietnam	Lt D K Anderson, recovered		Douglas Escapac
23 July 1972	USN	A‑7B, Corsair II	154532 NF 400	VA‑56	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt Cdr C O Tolbert, recovered		Douglas Escapac
31 July 1972	USN	A‑7A Corsair II	153193	VA‑105	Engine failure	Pilot survived CHECK for EJECTION and name		Douglas Escapac
6 August 1972	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153147 AC 407	VA‑105 USS SARATOGA	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt Jim R. Lloyd ejected and recovered		Douglas Escapac
6th August 1972	USN	A-7B Corsair II	154508 NF 403	VA-56 Midway	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt(jg) Michael G. Penn PoW		Douglas Escapac
17th August 1972	USN	A-7A Corsair II	153207 AC 306	VA-37, Saratoga	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt Cdr Dale V. Raebel		Douglas Escapac
12 September 1972	USN	A‑7A, Corsair II	153213, AC 312	VA‑37	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt G H Averett, recovered		Douglas Escapac
19 September 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	158653, NG 304	VA‑192	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt W A Robb, recovered		Douglas Escapac
September 20, 1972	USN	A-7B Corsair II	BuNo. 154353 or 154363	VA-155 Silver Foxes	lost in a non-combat accident. Engine failure	pilot was rescued		Douglas Escapac
24th September 1972	USN	A-7B Corsair II	BuNo 154486 NM 510 or 500	Attack Squadron VA-155 Silver Foxes USS Oriskany	aircraft was hit by 37mm AAA, over South Vietnam. caught fire, and rolled inverted	LT Daniel V. Borah seen to eject and was captured by the North Vietnamese. Died in Captivity		Douglas Escapac
29 October 1972	USN	A‑7C, Corsair II	156762, AJ 404	VA‑86	groundfire, over North Vietnam	Lt Cdr James Edward Sullivan, PoW EGRESS-SEEN FACE DOWN IN BOAT WITH CAPTORS (died in captivity)REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85		Douglas Escapac
2 November 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	157530, NG 300	VA‑192	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt R G Deremer, recovered		Douglas Escapac
6 November 1972	USN	A‑7B, Corsair II	154540, NF 403	VA‑56	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt Cdr C O Tolbert, KIA		Douglas Escapac
6 November 1972	An article appeared in the November 15, 1972 edition of Nhan Dan newspaper in Hanoi which stated that the Vietnamese forces had shot down a U.S. aircraft on that date and that the pilot ejected but the parachute did not open
10 November 1972	USN	A‑7B, Corsair II	154506, NF 314	VA‑93	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt M J Cobb, recovered		Douglas Escapac
10 November 1972	USN	A‑7B, Corsair II	154399, NF 401	VA‑56	AAA, over North Vietnam	Lt W P Lotsberg, recovered		Douglas Escapac
20th December 1972	USN	A-7C Corsair II	156783 AJ 303	VA-82, America	SAM, over North Vietnam	Lt.. Carl T. Wieland PoW		Douglas Escapac
24th December 1972	USAF	A-7D Corsair II			Laos	Charles Francis "Chuck" Riess ejected captured immediately upon landing PoW		Douglas Escapac
24 December 1972	USN	A‑7E, Corsair II	157503, NE 314	VA‑113	over North Vietnam	Lt Phillip S Clark Jnr, KIA EJECTED ???		Douglas Escapac
24 December 1972	Low ceilings and reduced visibility necessitated individual attacks into the heavily defended target area. On making individual runs into the target area the number three aircraft saw a parachute floating down through the clouds and heard an emergency radio beeper just prior to bomb release. A momentary emergency radio transmission was heard saying, "I'm in the water with two A-6s passing overhead". This was followed by 2-3 unintelligible transmissions and then then one-way radio contact was lost.
17th February 1973	USAF	A-7D Corsair II			near Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand	Pilot ejected		Escapac
17th February 1973	Also, I recall the 17th February 1973 A-7D bailout near Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. I was the navigator on a ABCCC C-130 orbiting off the Nakhon Phanom VORTAC and listened to the guard channel communicatin between the pilot and the ground. He stayed with the aircraft until he crossed the Mekong river out of Laos, then bailed out just as he reached the Thailand side of the river. His last words before bailout were "assuming the position......going." Lt Col Thomas M Sanders, USAF Retired - in email 15th February 2007
2nd November 1973	USAF	A-7D Corsair II			Flameout near Korat RTAFB	Pilot ejected		Escapac
2nd November 1973	I was stationed at Korat RTAFB for the year, and I remember the 2nd November 1973 A-7D bailout. The pilot was on initial for an overhead approach to Korat and flamed out. A "RAT" (Ram Air Turbine) would deploy automatically after flame-out to produce hydraulic pressure, but a peculiarity of the A-7 was that if the RAT failed the aircraft could pitch hard over and crash from that low altitude. The procedure was to bailout immediately. The plane slowly glided away from the base and crashed. By the time a team from the base arrived at the site, local Thais had beaten them to it and carried off large parts of the wreck. Lt Col Thomas M Sanders, USAF Retired - in email 15th February 2007

8th January 1980	USN	A‑7E Corsair II	159297 NK 3	VA‑97 USS Coral Sea	stalled on final approach and struck the ramp	Pilot ejected safely		Douglas Escapac
20th October 1980	USN	A-7E Corsair II	BuNo 160564	VA-66 USS Eisenhower	North Arabian Sea	Cdr. Kent Ewing ejected		Douglas Escapac
26th October 1980	USN	A-7E Corsair II			Airboss called to keep it climbing then repeated calls for ejection.	Pilot ejected using lower handle at approx. 30 ft		Douglas Escapac
5th November 1980	USN	A-7E Corsair II				Pilot ejected at 3,000 ft. MSL		Douglas Escapac
17th December 1980	USN	A-7E Corsair II	158828 NF	VA‑56	lost power during take‑off	Pilot applied full back stick (against the stops) and simultaneously attempted to eject using the lower handle. Successful ejection accomplished on second attempt		Douglas Escapac
19th April 1982	USN	A-7 Corsair II			Crashed into a residential area of Jacksonville, Florida. The aircraft was inbound to NAS Cecil Field from Puerto Rico when the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to steer clear of the town. The Corsair demolished one house, injuring three people	Pilot forced to eject at 1,000ft		Douglas Escapac
3rd December 1983	USN	A-7E Corsair		USS Independence	hit by Syrian missile off the coast of Beirut, near the Casino du Liban and parachuted into the sea off Beirut.	Commander Edward K. "Honiak" Andrews ejected		Douglas Escapac
28 August 1984	USN	A-7E Corsair II	BuNo. 159659	VA-86 Sidewinders	NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico	Lt. Dennis "Smiley" Reilly ejected landed in a swamp and was picked up by a passing Navy truck		Douglas Escapac
20th February 1985