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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.

 

 

   August     

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  &