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 July 1966

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
1st July 1966	RAF	Lightning T5	XS453	226 OCU	Undercarriage failed to lower. It crashed into the North Sea five miles off Happisburgh, Norflok	Flg. Off. G.Fish ejected		Martin-Baker Mk.4
						ejected		Martin-Baker Mk.4
1st July 1966	USAF	F-105D Thunderchief	62-4354	13 TFS, 388 TFW, Korat	VN	Lt Col Burton W. Campbell
1st July 1966		F‑105D			shot down near Dong Hoi	Capt Lewis Wiley Shattuck ejected rescued from the Gulf of Tonkinby an HU‑ 16 [see also 11th July 1966]
July 1966	USAF	A‑1E	52‑132423	602 ACS, 14 ACW, USAF, Udorn	Hit by small arms fire about 25 miles northwest of Sam Neua during RESCAP mission over northern Laos. Flew back across Mekong River and bailed out	Capt J R Crane recovered by a USAF helicopter		YANKEE or Parachute Bail-Out ????
6th July 1966		Classified						Martin-Baker
6th July 1966	USAF	F‑105D	62‑4254	388 TFW, USAF, Korat	AAA 25 miles north of Dong Hoi while attacking railway wagons on a line. flew 35 miles out to sea to egress.	Capt E L Stanford  ejected and  rescued.
6th July 1966	USAF	F‑105E Thunderchief "Wild Weasel"	63‑8286	13 TFS, 388 TFW, USAF, Korat	Iron Hand strike against a SAM site six miles west of Thai Nguyen hit by  57mm AAA
						Maj Roosevelt Hestle (KIA)	Capt Charles Elzy Morgan POW ??? (KIA)
6th July 1966	USAF	RF-101C - Voodoo	56-0051	20 TRS 460 TRW Tan Son Nhut detached to Udorn	Reconnaissance mission along Route 50 in North Vietnam.	Major James Faulds  Young POW LINK released on 12 February 1973		Weber
7th July 1966	USN	A‑4C	148456	VA‑216, USN, USS Hancock	hit in the cockpit and engine by AAA flying low over the outskirts of Haiphong, flew to coast. Electrical system failure and control loss  25 miles southeast of Haiphong	Lt Cdr William J Isenhour ejected recovered by a US Navy helicopter		Douglas
7th July 1966	USAF	F105D Thunderchief	59-1741	354 TFS, 355 TFW, Takhli	shot down by 85mm AAA on raid on a railway bridge 10 miles northwest of Yen BaiVN	Lt. Col. Jack Harvey Tomes ejected POW LINK released on 12 February 1 973		Republic
8th July 1966	USAF	F-105D Thunderchief	61-0158	333 TFS, 355 TFW, Takhli	hit by a 85mm shell during  raid on a truck park discovered close to Thai Nguyen VN	1 Lt  Ralph Thomas Browning ejected POW LIST release on 12 February 1973		Republic
8th July 1966 00:50 local	USN	A‑4C Skyhawk	149494	VA‑216, USN, CVA 19 USS Hancock	Bomb was prematurely released on take off from carrier striking aircraft, Tonkin Gulf	pilot Lt. Paul Haglund ejected		Rapac
	I had a bomb come off the aircraft on the catapult launch which was to be the final mission of the cruise over North Vietnam. The aircraft was on fire, no hydraulics, no attitude indicator, etc.  I ejected at about 4,000 feet.  I was picked up by the ships helicopter approximately 30 minutes after water entry. in email 16th July 2007
10th July 1966	USAF	F-4 Phantom				Capt. Weeks		Martin-Baker
						Capt. Lennon		Martin-Baker
07/11/1966	USAF	F-105D Thunderchief	62-4282	354 TFS, 355 TFW, Takhli	VN	Col Lewis W. Shattuck		Republic
10th July 1966		F‑4C	63‑7546	480 TFS, 35 TFW, USAF, Da Nang	hit in the starboard engine by AAA and caught fire while dropping napalm on a target two miles north of the DMZ near Thom Cam Son. Went feet wet.
						Capt T P Weeks ejected less than a mile offshore and   rescued by a USAF helicopter	Capt F J Lennon ejected less than a mile offshore and   rescued by a USAF helicopter
10th July 1966		A‑4C	147732	VA‑153, USN, USS Constellation	Taking part in  offensive against North Vietnamese road traffic. Radio contact lost during pass to ascertain target.	Lt Cdr George Henry Wilkins (KIA)		no ejection
11th July 1966	USN	F-8E Crusader	150902	VF-162 CVA-34	AAA Vietnam			Martin-Baker Mk.5
11th July 1966		F‑105D	62‑4282	354 TFS, 355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	hit  by 85mm AAA  during a raid on the Vu Chua railway bridge five miles north of Kep	Capt Lewis Wiley Shattuck ejected 25 miles north of Vu Chua POW released on 12 February 1973 [see also 1st July 1966]
11th July 1966		F‑105D	61‑0112	355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	hit  by AAA  during a raid on the Vu Chua railway bridge five miles north of Kep. Flew on for 125 miles	Capt R H Laney ejected near Ban Thin in Laos and rescued by a USAF helicopter
11th July 1966		F‑105D	61‑0121	355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	damaged near Thai Nguyen during aerial combat with MiG. Ran out of fuel	Maj W L McClelland ejected over Laos (survived)
11th July 1966		F‑4B	152262	VF‑143, USN, USS Ranger	Technical problem. Unable to refuel from aerial tanker during training flight			Martin-Baker
						Lt(jg) M McCarthy	Lt(jg) D F Granitto	Martin-Baker
12th July 1966		F‑8E	150902	VF‑162 USS Oriskany	Protecting aircrfat on POL raid on Dong Nham near Dong San, 20 miles northeast of Haiphong. Hit by small arms fire	Lt (j g) Richard F Adams  ejected near the target picked up 45 minutes later  by a US Navy helicopter [see 5th October 1965 (SAM) ]
13th July 1966	USN	F-8D Crusader	147910	VF-174	in US			Martin-Baker Mk.5
14th July 1966	GAF	Fiat G.91				Sgt. Y. Schneider	Martin-Baker
14th July 1966	USN	F‑8E Crusader	150908	VF‑162, , USS Oriskany	Hit by cannon fire in dogfight  with MiG flown by Ngo Duc Mai of Kep's 923rd Fighter Regiment while protecting strike on a storage depot in the Nam Dinh area. Damage prohibited re-fueling on return  flight attempting to divert to Da Nang. Ran out of fuel just 16 miles short of Da Nang	Cdr Richard M Bellinger ejected and be picked up by a USAF helicopter	photo to be added	Martin-Baker Mk.5
15th July 1966	GAF	F-84F	DF337 53-6962	JBG36		Sgt.  R. A. Bischoff		Martin-Baker
15th July 1966		A‑4E	151024	VA‑55 USS Ranger	AAA as they were about to attack a SAM site near the Red River, 12 miles south of Hanoi	Lt James Joseph Connell ejected, minor injuries POW Died in Captivity on 14 January 1971 POW LINK
15th July 1966		F‑105D	59‑1761	388 TFW, USAF, Korat	AAA over the coast near Cam Pha east of Haiphong	Capt C L Hamby ejected,   rescued by a Navy helicopter
15th July 1966		F‑4B	150470	VMFA‑323, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang	Supportting Operation Hastings. Crashed  15 miles northwest of Dong Ha.
						Maj B O Fritsch ejected safely recovered half an hour  later by a USAF helicopter	1 Lt C D Smith ejected safely recovered half an hour  later by a USAF helicopter
17th July 1966		F‑4C	63‑7690	390 TFS, 35 TFW, USAF, Da Nang	hit in the engine bay by AAA during attack on a target near Vinh Linh during armed reconnaissance
						Pilot Capt F D Moruzzi  ejected a mile offshore and recovered  by a rescue helicopter	WSO 1 Lt J F Preston  ejected a mile offshore and recovered  by a rescue helicopter
17th July 1966		F‑105D	58‑1165	388 TFW, USAF, Korat	hit by ground fire  a few miles north of Dong Hoi	1 Lt W C Spelius ejected, recovered by a USAF helicopter with minor injuries
18th July 1966		F‑105D	62‑4312	421 TFS, 388 TFW, USAF, Korat	engine failure while flying over Thailand	pilot  ejected safely
19th July 1966	USN	F-8E Crusader	150919	VF-162, CVA-34	SAM. area Vietnam	POW.		Martin-Baker Mk.5
19th July 1966		F‑8E	150919	VF‑162, USN, USS Oriskany	hit by SA‑2 during strike on the Co Trai Bridge. Crashed near Hoang Xa, 18 miles south of Hanoi	Lt Terry Arden Dennison (KIA) CHECK DETAILS		no ejection
19th July 1966		F‑100E	58‑1217	90 TFS, 3 TFW, USAF, Bien Hoa	Hit by groundfire during close air support mission making a strafing pass on a VC concentration near Tan An, 17 miles southwest of Tan Son Nhut
						Capt John Richard Bottesch (KIA)	AIC Darryl Gordon Winters  [600th Photo Squadron] (KIA)
19th July 1966		F‑105D	59‑1755	354 TFS, 355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	Shot down by MiG-17 flown by Vo Van Man of the 923rd Fighter Regiment on way to POL target  over Phuc Yen, 15 miles north of Hanoi	1 Lt Stephen Whitman Diamond ejected (KIA)
30 minutes later  19th July 1966		F‑105D	60‑5382	354 TFS, 355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	Hit by AAA during attack on a target seven miles north of Hanoi. Flew back to Thailand	Capt R E Steere ejected
20th July 1966		F‑105D	62‑4308	34 TFS, 388 TFW, USAF, Korat	hit by an 85mm anti‑aircraft shell during attack on  Vu Chua railway bridge. Crashed  about 25 miles northeast of Kep	Capt Merrill Raymond Lewis ejected (KIA)
20th July 1966	USAF	RB-66C,	54-0464	41TRS, 460TRW attached to 355 TFW  USAF, Takhli	Hit by one or two SA‑2 missiles 25 miles north of Thai Nguyen,  on an ELINT,mission. Flight maintained 55 miles to the southwest. Crashed  near Phu An near the confluence of the Red River and the Black River			Douglas
		Captain Glendon Willian "Glenn" Perkins POW EWO	1st Lt Craig Roland Nobert EWO Died in Captivity	Captain Lawrence Barbay Chief EWO ejected POW	Col. William Harley Means ejected POW	Captain Norman Alexander McDaniel EWO ejected POW	1st Lt Edward Lee Hubbard NAV ejected POW
20th July 1966		F‑105D	61‑0116	355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	Armed reconnaissance mission. Probably hit by ground fire during attack on truck 10 miles south of Hoa Binh and 35 miles southwest of Hanoi	Col William Humphrey Nelson (KIA)
20th July 1966		F‑4C Phantom II	63‑7695	555 TFS, 8 TFW, USAF, Ubon	hit by groundfire on a night mission near Vinh Linh. Crashed during emergency landing at Udorn
						Capt R A Walmsley seriously injured	1 Lt S W George (KIA)	no ejection
21st July 1966	USMC	A‑4E	150101	VMA‑224, MAG‑12, USMC, Chu Lai	While attacking a bridge near Xuan Noa, 12 miles north of the DMZ was hit by 37mm AAA. Went Feet Wet. Crashe 10 miles offshore	Maj H N Levin ejected recovered by a Marine Corps helicopter		Douglas
21st July 1966		F‑105D	62‑4227	388 TFW, USAF, Korat	hit by AAA during strike on La Banh POL storage site 10 miles north of Yen Bai	Capt Rainford Tiffin (KIA)		no ejection
22nd July 1966	RAF	Jet Provost T4	XP625/33	CAW	bird strike. crashed near North Frodingham, Humberside.			Martin-Baker
						Flt. Lt. R. B. Myles		Martin-Baker
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
23rd July 1966	USAF	F-105E Thunderchief Wild Weasel	63-8338	354th Tactical Fighter Squadron / 355th TFW	Hit by an SA‑2 during Iron Hand strike seven miles west of Phuc Yen. Crashed just north of Hoa Lac.			Republic
						Major Benjamin Byrd Newsom POW DIC	Major Gene Thomas Pemberton POW DIC
24th July 1966		A-4E Skyhawk	150040	VA‑55, USN, USS Ranger	hit by ground fire about 10 miles west of Mu Ron Main southern North Vietnam	Lt E L Foss ejected. Recovered from sea  by a Navy helicopter
24th July 1966		F‑100D Super Sabre	56‑3343	510 TFS, 3 TFW, USAF, Bien Hoa	engine failure during close air support mission	pilot ejected
25th July 1966		F‑105D	62‑4271	469 TFS, 388 TFW, USAF, Korat	hit in the fuselage by AAA during raid on Thai Nguyen. Returned to base	Maj F C Hiebert egressed on ground		crash landing - no ejection
25th July 1966		F‑100D Super Sabre	55‑3739	615 TFS, 366 TFW, USAF, Phan Rang	Hit by small arms fire during strike in the Mekong Delta near Ba Tri, 45 miles south of Saigon. Crashed  near Long Thanh, 10 miles southeast of the airfield	Capt G J Farrell  ejected, recovered by helicopter
26th July 1966	USAF	RF-4C Phantom II	64‑1040	16 TRS, 460 TRW, USAF, Tan Son Nhut	shot down by AAA over the coast of North Vietnam about 10 miles north of the DMZ
						Capt M G Mayfield ejected rescued by a Navy helicopter	1 Lt R D Clark ejected rescued by a Marine Corps helicopter
26th July 1966	USAF	RF-101C - Voodoo	56- 56-0201	20 TRS, 460 TRW, USAF, Tan Son Nhut detached to Udorn	lost due to pilot error in Thailand	Pilot Recovered severely injured		no ejection
27th July 1966	RAF	Lightning F.3/F.6	XR714	111 Squadron RAF Akrotiri	Caught in jet blast during formation take‑off. Crashed on runway
27th July 1966		F‑105D	61‑0045	421 TFS, 388 TFW, USAF, Korat	hit by small arms fire 20 miles northwest of Dong Hoi. Crashed inland 10 miles from coast	Capt James R Mitchell ejected rescued by a USAF SAR helicopter
28th July 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	152077, AH 407	VA‑164; CVW‑16 USS Oriskany (CVA‑34)	SAM; North Vietnam	Ensign George P. McSwain ejected POW.		Douglas
28th July 1966	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	152077, AH 407	VA‑164; CVW‑16 USS Oriskany (CVA‑34)	High altitide SAM; near the mouth of the Song Ca River near Vinh North Vietnam	Ensign George Palmer McSwain ejected POW. released on 4 March 1 973	PHOTO REQUIRED	Douglas
29th July 1966		A‑4E	152045	VA‑155, USN, USS Constellation	Hit by AAA during armed reconnaissance mission firing Zuni rockets at barges at Phu Dien Chau, 20 miles north of Vinh. Crashed into sea	Lt (j g) Virgil King Cameron (KIA)		no ejection
29th July 1966		F-100D	56‑2956	615 TFS, 366 TFW, USAF, Phan Rang	Hit by small arms fire or flew into the ground during attack against a Viet Cong target 25 miles west of Saigon	Capt William Ray Gower (KIA)		No ejection
29th July 1966		A‑4E	152095	VA‑164, USN, USS Oriskany	flew into the sea while refueling	Lt(jg) Donovan Ewoldt killed		no ejection
31st July 1966	USAF	A-1E	52‑132421	602 ACS, 14 ACW, USAF, Udorn	hit by small arms fire near Ban Kato, 25 miles west of Dong Hoi	Capt. D. W. Lester Jr. bailed out and was picked up by a USAF HH‑3		YANKEE extraction
31st July 1966.	USAF	RF-101C - Voodoo	56-0226	20th TRS/460th TRW "Green Pythons" at Udorn AFB attached to 15th TRS, Udorn RTAB, Thailand	lost to AAA gunfire in North Vietnam preparing to  to photograph a railwayand road bridge at Bac Ninh, 15 miles northeast of Hanoi	Major William D. "Dave" Burroughs. POW released on 4 March 1973		Weber
31st July 1966.		A‑4C	147677	VA‑172, USN, USS Franklin D Roosevelt	engine failure during a training flight off the Philippines	pilot ejected.		Douglas
14th July 1966	GAF	Fiat G.91R-3	MC107 557			Sgt. Y. Schneider	Martin-Baker

29th July 1966	Aus AF	Mirage				Sqn. Ldr.  D. Johnson	????
29th July 1976	RAAF	Mirage  III-O	A3-  28	76SQN	5 nm south of  RAAF Fairbairn,  ACT  Engine  failure/undercarriage  malfunction.	SQN LDR D.  Johnston ejected at 2,000 ft and  260 kts with only minor  injuries.	????	Martin-Baker

23 July 1966

A‑4E 152100 VA‑163, USN, USS Oriskany

               Cdr Wynn F Foster (survived)

On the 23rd the Oriskany flew a major strike on a POL storage site seven miles north of Vinh. The raid was led by Cdr Wynn Foster, CO of VA‑163, who was flying his 238th combat sortie. Soon after the formation crossed the coast north of Vinh at 12,000 feet en route to the target Cdr Foster's aircraft was shaken by the close detonation of a 57mm AAA shell. Shrapnel from the shell smashed the cockpit and severed the pilot's right arm just below the shoulder. Cdr Foster was stunned by the impact and looked down to see his right hand resting on the aircraft's radio console. The aircraft's wing was also damaged resulting in a slow fuel leak. Bleeding profusely and in danger of losing con­sciousness completely, Cdr Foster managed to fly out to sea using his knees to hold the control column as his left arm held the shat­tered remains of his right arm and tried to stem the flow of blood. He realised he would probably not be able to make it back to the carrier even if the aircraft could reach it, so he flew to the near­est ship (the SAR destroyer USS Reeves) and ejected about 20 miles offshore. He was picked up by a boat from the destroyer, which fortuitously had a doctor on board at the time, and was rapidly evacuated to the Oriskany. Once on board the carrier the doctors further stabilised his condition until he was transferred to hospital at Cubi Point in the Philippines a week later for onward transfer to the USA. Following a long convalescence, Cdr Foster was fitted with a prosthetic right arm in March 1967 but then spent a frustrating year fighting a legal battle to stay in the Navy rather than be retired on medical grounds. He eventually won his case and even returned to sea duty as an operations offi­cer before retiring from the Navy on 1 August 1972. He later wrote an excellent account of his career that was published with the title Captain Hook, the nickname he acquired during the latter stage of his long naval career.

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st August 1966	USAF	F‑104C	56‑0928	435 TFS, 8 TFW, USAF, Udorn	SAM hit  northwest of Thai Nguyen. Parachute observed and report in Hanoi newspaper of the capture of a pilot	Capt John Charles Kwortnik (KIA)		Lockheed C2
1st August 1966	USAF	F-105D Thunderchief	62‑4380	13 TFS, 388 TFW, USAF, Korat	About 7 miles north of Yen Bai and some 55 miles west of his target  aircraft was hit by AAA and caught fire. The pilot	BGen Kenneth Walter North ejected at 10,000 feet and was quickly captured, POW		Republic
2nd August 1966	Den	F100F	GT-979					Martin-Baker
						1.Lt. F. H. B.Nielsen	2.Lt. J. Sorensen	Martin-Baker
2nd August 1966	USN	F-8E Crusader	BuNo 150894	VF-124	in US	ENS Wenzle		Martin-Baker Mk.5
3rd August 1966	USN	RF-8G Crusader	BuNo 146870	VFP-63, CVA-43	in Hawaii	Lt. JG F.D.l Litvin		Martin-Baker Mk.5
3rd August 1966	Fr AF	Mirage				Sgt.  R. Viincent		Martin-Baker
3rd August 1966	USAF	F‑100D	56‑3375	308 TFS, 3 TFW, USAF, Bien Hoa  (survived)	shot down	1 Lt T L Hodges rescued by a USAF helicopter presumed ejection
3rd August 1966	USMC	F‑4B Phantom II	152330	VMFA‑323, MAG‑11, USMC, Da Nang	Take off from Chu Lai - FOD - engine problems			Martin-Baker
						Capt R C Johnson	1 Lt J C Lesieur	Martin-Baker
4th August 1966	USAF	F‑105D	61‑0119	357 TFS, 355 TFW, USAF, Takhli	hit by AAA and caught fire while on SAR over Laos	1 Lt Allen V Rogers  eject 40 miles northwest of Udorn having returned to Thai air space
5th August 1966	RN	Sea Vixen FAW9	XS586/V-246	&