A-4Skyhawk

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
24th January 1955	USN	A-4 Skyhawk	BuNo.137815 1KA2		Crashed during high-speed run near Victorville, CA.	James B. Verdin killed when chute failed to open following ejection.	until 1973.	Douglas
5th August 1964	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 149578 NK 411		hit by AAA Vn	Lieutenant Junior Grade Everett Alvarez was forced to eject. A rescue attempt failed and the North Vietnamese captured him. FIRST USN POW		Douglas
19th August 1964	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150033	VA-55 Warhorses	lost in an operational accident	pilot ejected and was recovered		Douglas
23rd November 1964	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 151037	VA-55 Warhorses	lost in an operational accident	pilot ejected and was recovered		Douglas
7th February 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	150075	VA-155 / USS Coral Sea	Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam	Lt. Edward A. Dickson ejected - parachute not seen (KIA)		Douglas
11th February 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 149572 NL 3??	VA-153 USS Coral Sea	shot down by North Vietnamese AAA	Lieutenant W. T. Majors ejected over sea and was recovered		Douglas
26th March 1965	USN	A-4E	150130 NP 2??	VA-212 /CVA-19 USS Hancock	AAA, North Vietnam	Cdr. K. L. Shugart ejected		Douglas
29th March 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150078 NL 505	VA-155 Silver Foxes USS Coral Sea	shot down by North Vietnamese AAA	Commander Jack H. Harris was rescued		Douglas
3rd or 13th April 1965	USN	A-4C	148557 NP 6??	VA-216 /CVA-19 USS Hancock	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. Cdr. Raymond A Vohden ejected (POW)		Douglas
9th April 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 148481 NL 3??	VA-153 USS Coral Sea	shot down by North Vietnamese AAA	Lieutenant Commander C. H. McNeil ejected - rescued		Douglas
20th April 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	149507 NE 204	VA-22 / CVA-41 USS Midway	own Mk-81 bomb, North Vietnam	Lt. P. N. Butler ejected (POW)		Douglas
11th May 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	148489	VA-22 / CVA-41 USS Midway	non combat, Vietnam	Pilot ejected		Douglas
2nd June 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151144	VA-23 / USS Midway	over sea	Lt. (jg) David M. Christian seen to eject - no parachute		Douglas
2nd June 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151161 NE 3??	VA-23 / CVA-41 USS Midway	small arms fire, North Vietnam	Lt. J. B. McKamey ejected (POW)		Douglas
3rd June 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	148577 NE 2??	VA-22 / CVA-41 USS Midway	AAA, Laos	Lt. R. P. Ilg ejected		Douglas
15th July 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 149576 NL 308	VA-153 USS Coral Sea	shot down by North Vietnamese AAA	Lieutenant A. J. Bennett ejected and was recovered		Douglas
28th July 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	149962 NE 3??	VA-23 / CVA-41 USS Midway	own Mk-82 bomb, North Vietnam	Lt. (jg) G. R. Townsend ejected
12th August 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150067 NL 507	VA-155 Silver Foxes USS Coral Sea	AAA North Vietnam	Lt. W. T. Fidelibus ejected - rescued		Douglas
13th August 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	148564 NE 2??	VA-22 / CVA-41 USS Midway	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. W. E. Newman ejected		Douglas
24th August 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	149490 NE 2??	VA-22 / CVA-41 USS Midway	small arms or AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. (jg) R. M. Brunhaver ejected (POW)		Douglas
6th September 1965	USN	A-E Skyhawk	152042 AH 475	VA-164 / CVA-34 USS Oriskany	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. J. L. Burton ejected		Douglas
9th September 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151134 AH 352	VA-163 CVA-34 USS Oriskany	AAA, North Vietnam	Cdr. James B. Stockdale Commander Air Wing 16 (POW)		Douglas
10th September 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	149991	VA-155 / USS Coral Sea	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. Cdr. Wendell B. Rivers ejected (POW)		Douglas
13th September 1965	USN	A-4 Skyhawk	149999	VA-72	A/C struck by small arms fire Bleeper heard	LTJG Joe Russell Mossman probable ejection MIA photo via Skyhawk Association		Douglas
20th September 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151115 AG 313	VA-72 /CVA-19 USS Hancock	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. (jg) J. R. Harris ejected		Douglas
31st October 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151173 AH 466	VA-164 / CVA-34 USS Oriskany	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. Cdr. Trent R. Powers ejected (POW - DIC)		Douglas
1st November 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151142 AG 409	VA-86 / CVA-62 USS Independence	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. Cdr. B. V. Wheat		Douglas
November 7, 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150071 AH 343	VA-163 / CVA-34 USS Oriskany	Badly damaged by AAA, aircraft caught fire during strike against Surface to Air Missile sites south of Nam Dinh, North Vietnam. Continued attack, awarded the Silver Star	Lieutenant Commander Charles G. Wack ejection was successful and he was recovered		Douglas
13th November 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151067 AH 340	VA-163 The Saints CVA-34 USS Oriskany	AAA, North Vietnam	Cdr. Harry T. Jenkins Jr. The Saint's CO ejected (POW)		Douglas
17th November 1965	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	151083 AH 350	VA-163 / CVA-34 USS Oriskany	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. Cdr. Roy H.Bowling ejected (POW)		Douglas
22nd December 1965	USN	A-4C			Vn	Wendell Reed Alcorn		Douglas
22nd December 1965	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	149562 NG 414	VA-94 / CVAN-65 USS Enterprise	AAA, North Vietnam	Lt. (jg) W. L. Shankel ejected (POW)		Douglas
25th January 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 152021	VA-55 Warhorses	lost in an operational accident	pilot ejected and was recovered		Douglas
31st January 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 152066 NK 407	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam	Lieutenant Commander S. G. Chumley ejected and was rescued		Douglas
7th February 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Capt Render Crayton
17th March 1966	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Cdr Frederick C. Baldock		Douglas
20th March 1966	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Capt James A. Mulligan		Douglas
17th April 1966	USN	A-4 Skyhawk	BuNo.151058	VA-56 USS Enterprise	struck by AAA	LCDR V.G. Hough ejected and was recovered.		Douglas
20th April 1966	USN	A-4C Skyhawk		VA-113	It is believed he was captured and died of his wounds a few days later	Cdr. John Abbott ejected at about 500 knots POW DIC		Douglas
23rd April 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 152025 NK 404	VA-55 Warhorses	hot down by AAA anti-aircraft over South Vietnam	Lieutenant Commander O. A. Gray ejected and was rescued		Douglas
30th April 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 151145 NK 406	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down over Laos	Lieutenant J. S. Buzby ejected and was rescued.		Douglas
1st June 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 151057	VA-55 Warhorses	lost in an operational accident	pilot ejected and was recovered		Douglas
10th June 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	15085	VA-163 AW-16 USS Oriskany	En route to Vietnam - engine fire following refuel	LCdr John I. Miles ejected [personal testimony]		RAPAC
15th June 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 152063 NK 403	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam	Capt Theodore F. Kopfman POW		Douglas
17th June 1966	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	149528 NP 693	VA-216 CVA-19 USS Hancock	AAA, North Vietnam	LT Paul E. Galanti ejected (POW)		Douglas RAPEC
4th July 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 151026	VA-155 Silver Foxes	shot down by North Vietnamese gunboat AAA	Lieutenant N. E. Holben was rescued		Douglas
15th July 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 151024 NK 410	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam	Lieutenant J. Connell ejected and was captured. POW Died while in captivity		Douglas
23rd July 1966 7:30 a.m.	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	Bu.No.152100 AH/301	VA-163 AW-16 USS Oriskany	AAA over Gulf of Tonkin during Alpha Strike	Cdr. Wynn Foster ejected after being seriously injured		RAPAC
24th July 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150040 NK 415	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam	Lieutenant E. L. Foss ejected and was rescued		Douglas
28th July 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				LCdr George P. McSwain		Douglas
7th August 1966	USN	A-4B Skyhawk	BuNo145040	VA-15 CVS-11. WestPac	Ops loss aboard CVS-11. WestPac, Contact with sea, cause unknown	LCDR Richard "Moose" Allen Moran		Douglas
27th August 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150079	VA-163	lost in an operational accident	pilot was recovered	did pilot eject ??	Douglas
4th October 1966	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 147737 NE 224	Redcocks	AAA over North Vietnam	Capt Donald R. Burns ejected, was captured by the North Vietnamese		Douglas
23rd October 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150072	VA-163	lost in an operational accident	pilot was recovered	did pilot eject ??	Douglas
1st November 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Cdr Allan R. Carpenter
21st December 1966	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Cdr Dan Glenn
13th January 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	Bu No 151158	VA-23, Coral Sea	anti aircraft fire about 20 miles south of Than Hoa	Capt Michael P. Cronin
15th January 1967	USMC	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 151168 NE 346	VA-23 Black Knights	shot down by North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire - Triple A	Lt. (jg) Daniel Hagan Moran, Jr., ejected successfully, was Killed in Action		Douglas
11th March 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Capt Ernest M. Moore		Douglas
18th May 1967	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Capt Robert J. Naughton
26th May 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Capt Read B. Mecleary		Douglas
30th May 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Capt James P. Mehl		Douglas
31st May 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Capt Arvin R. Chauncey
30th June 1967	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Capt John M. McGrath		Douglas
9th July 1967	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				VAdm Edward H. Martin		Douglas
12th July 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150102	VA-163	lost in an operational accident	pilot was recovered	did pilot eject ??	Douglas
14th July 1967	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				RAdm R. Byron Fuller		Douglas
15th July 1967	USN			VA 164	anti-aircraft fire near Phu Ly in Nam Ha Province, North Vietnam	LCDR Richard D. Hartman ejected safely Captured POW did not return		Douglas
20th July 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150097 AH 312	VA-163	shot down by AAA fire during a combat mission over North Vietnam	Lieutenant R. W. Kuhl ejected and was recovered		Douglas
1st or 4th August1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150052 AH 313	VA-163	shot down by SAM over North Vietnam	Lieutenant Junior Grade Ralph C. Bisz ejected but was either KIA or was captured by the enemy and died in captivity shortly thereafter		Douglas
2nd August 1967	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 149632	VA-55 Warhorses	lost in an operational accident	pilot ejected and was recovered		Douglas
31st August 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 152058 AH 315		shot down by a SAM during a combat mission over North Vietnam	Lt. Jg David J. Carey ejected and was captured		Douglas
31st August 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 149975 AH 310		shot down by a SAM during a combat mission over North Vietnam	Lieutenant Commander H. A. Stafford ejected and was captured		Douglas
31st August 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo.151991	VA-164	aircraft was struck by SAM	LtCdr. Richard Clark "Dick" Perry ejected but lost in water photo via Skyhawk Association		Douglas
10th September 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150047		lost in an operational accident	pilot was recovered	did pilot eject ??	Douglas
3rd October 1967	USN	A-4B Skyhawk	BuNo 142114 AK-102	lost to AAA in North Vietnam		Lieutenant Junior Grade A. D. Perkins was recovered		Douglas
25th January 1968	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150057 NL 312	VA-153	shot down by North Vietnamese SAM	Commander T. E. Woodcock ejected and was recovered		Douglas
23rd September 1968	USN	A-4F Skyhawk	BuNo. 155015 NP 507		shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam.	Cdr Dale H. Osborne POW [personal testimony]		Douglas
23rd September 1968	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	BuNo. 155011 NP 511	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam	Lieutenant D. J. Wright ejected and was rescued.		Douglas
26th October 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	BuNo. 150059 NL 501	VA-155 Silver Foxes	shot down by a SAM over North Vietnam	Commander Verlyne W. Daniels ejected and was captured by the North Vietnamese		Douglas
26th October 1967	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Hon John S. McCain		Douglas
17th November 1967	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Capt W. Denver Key		Douglas
3rd January 1968	USN	A-4C Skyhawk				Capt Edward D. Estes		Douglas
14th March 1970	USN	A-4F Skyhawk	BuNo. 155010 NP 501	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over Laos	Lieutenant Junior Grade P. A. Schranz ejected and was rescued		Douglas
8th March 1972	USN	A-4F Skyhawk	BuNo. 154205 NP 502	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over Laos	Commander G. D. Fenzi ejected and was rescued		Douglas
27th May 1972	USN	A-4F Skyhawk	BuNo. 155048 NP 512	VA-55 Warhorses	shot down by AAA anti-aircraft over North Vietnam	Capt Thomas B. Latendresse ejected and was captured POW		Douglas
27th May 1972	USN	A-4F Skyhawk	BuNo. 154197	VA-55 Warhorses	lost in an operational accident	pilot ejected and was recovered		Douglas
11th July 1972	USN	A-4E or F? Skyhawk	BuNo. 155046 NP 501	VA-55 Warhorses	hot down by a surface to air missile over North Vietnam.	Capt Henry D. Lesesne ejected and was captured POW		Douglas
2nd October 1991	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	150073	VFA-126	Crashed into the Pacific Ocean 100km off San Diego	Cdr. John "Bug" Roach ejected but was killed when his chute failed to deploy		Escapac

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A-4B BuNo. 144997 was destroyed in 1968 when LT. Dave Dollarhide ejected following an engine failure. The "Clansmen" were flying A-Bs due to the loss of their "E"s in the Forrestal Fire.

October 24, 1967:
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 149963 AH 311 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a combat mission over North Vietnam. The pilot Lieutenant Junior Grade R. A. Foulks successfully ejected and was recovered.
October 26, 1967:
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 149959 AH 300 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) during a combat mission over North Vietnam. The pilot Lieutenant Commander John S. McCain III, successfully ejected and was made Prisoner of War.

April 20, 1965:
The VA-22 Fighting Redcocks participated in its first combat operations since the Korean War and on April 20, suffered its first aircraft loss. VA-22 Fighting Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 149507 side number NE 204 was shot down by his own Mark 81 bombs exploding. The pilot, Lieutenant Phillip N. Butler successfully ejected, was captured by the North Vietnamese and made Prisoner of War.
June 3, 1965:
Lieutenant Raymond P. Ilg (later Vice Admiral) in his A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 148577 was shot down by triple A fire while on an armed road reconnaissance mission over northern Laos. He successfully ejected and, following three days of evading capture deep inside enemy territory, was rescued by a helicopter.
August 13, 1965:
Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 148564 side number NE 207 was shot down by Triple A fire over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant W. E. Newman, was rescued.
August 24, 1965:
Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 149490 side number NE 211 was shot down by Triple A fire over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade R. M. Brunhaver successfully ejected, was captured by the North Vietnamese and was made Prisoner of War.
September 17, 1966:
Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 148488 side number NE 200 was shot down by Triple A fire over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade R. A. Hegstrom, was rescued.
November 11, 1966:
Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 147718 was lost in a non-combat accident. The pilot was recovered.
December 27, 1966:
Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 149641 was lost in a non-combat accident. The pilot was recovered.
January 4, 1967:
Redcock A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 150584 side number NE 233 was shot down by Triple A fire over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade J. M. Hayes was rescued.

May 6, 1972:
Redcock A-7E Corsair BuNo. 156879 side number NL 313 was shot down by Surface to Air Missile over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant M. B. Wiles successfully ejected, was captured by the North Vietnamese and was made Prisoner of War.
June 25, 1972:
Redcock A-7E Corsair BuNo. 157437 side number NL 311 was shot down by triple A fire over North Vietnam. The pilot, Lieutenant G. R. Shumway was never heard from again - Missing in Action.

June 2, 1965:
Black Knight A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 151161 side number NE 349 was shot down by North Vietnamese gun fire. The pilot, Lieutenant J. B. McKamey, ejected successfully, was captured by the North Vietnamese and made Prisoner of War.

July 28, 1965:
Black Knight A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 149962 side number NE 341 was shot down by his own Mark-82 bomb exploding. The pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade G. R. Townsend, Jr. ejected successfully and was rescued.

January 13, 1967:
Black Knight A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 151158 side number NE 345 was shot down by North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire - Triple A. The pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade M. P. Cronin, ejected successfully, was captured by the North Vietnamese and made Prisoner of War.

January 15, 1967:
Black Knight A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 151168 side number NE 346 was shot down by North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire - Triple A. The pilot, Lieutenant Junior Grade D. H. Moran Jr., ejected successfully, but was Killed in Action.

July 29, 1969:
VA-23 Black Knight A-4F Skyhawk BuNo. 154184 was lost in a non-combat accident. The pilot was rescued.

February 9, 1966:
Lieutenant Commander J. L. Snyder, United States Navy, flying A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 149557, side number NF 546, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) over North Vietnam. Commander McCormick ejected and was rescued.
February 14, 1966:
Lieutenant Junior Grade J. C. Durham, United States Navy, flying A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 149552, side number NF 543, was shot down by ground fire over Laos. Lieutenant Durham ejected and was rescued.
December 21, 1966:
Lieutenant Junior Grade D. E. Glenn, United States Navy, flying A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 148507, side number NH 303, was shot down by AAA anti-aircraft fire over North Vietnam. Lieutenant Glenn ejected, was captured and made Prisoner-Of War.
January 5, 1968:
Commander R. J. Schweitzer, United States Navy, flying A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 152074, side number NH 304, was shot down by AAA anti-aircraft fire over North Vietnam. Commander Schweitzer ejected, was captured and made Prisoner-Of War.
January 5, 1968:
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 151055, side number NH 3?? was lost in an operational accident. The pilot was recovered.
March 13, 1968:
Lieutenant R. E. Curtis, United States Navy, flying A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 152088, side number NH 300, was shot down by ground fire over Laos. Lieutenant Curtis ejected and was rescued.
August 13, 1969:
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 152003, side number NF 504 was lost in during a cat shot. The pilot, LT Bill Easterlin, was recovered.
June 7, 1970:
A-4F Skyhawk BuNo. 154215, side number NF 5?? was lost in an operational accident. The pilot was recovered.

December 22, 1965:
Roadrunner A-4C Skyhawk