1968

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1968

IDF/AF

Super Mystère B2

105 Sqn
[The Scorpion Sqn]

engine fire during night sortie

pilot ejected successfully

License Copy of Republic Seat

January

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
1st January 1968	USN	A-4E	151133	VA-164 CVA-34 USS Oriskany	Vietnam	Lt. Goerge Frank Schindelar	Douglas

2nd January 1968	USN	Crusader F-8C	146989	VF-111 CVA-34 USS Oriskany	Vietnam. AAA?	Lt. (jg) Craig M. Taylor	Martin-Baker Mk.5

2nd January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II
2nd January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II				Major G. H. West ejected	2nd Lt. S. D. Adams
3rd January 1968	USN	A-4C Skyhawk	148486	VA-112, Kitty Hawk	VN	Lt. Cdr. Edward Dale Estes

4th January 1968	USN	Crusader F-8E	150865	VF-162, CVA-34		Vietnam. AAA	Martin-Baker Mk.5
5th January 1968	USN	A-4E	152074	VA-144, Kitty Hawk	VN	Cdr. Robert James Schweitzer

5th January 1968	USN	L.T-1A
5th January 1968	USN	L.T-1A				Lt. J. N. Tolko ejected	Lt. H. E. Higgingbotham ejected

5th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II
5th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II				Lt. Col. W. T. Rhodenbach ejected	Capt. E. T. Pizzo ejected

9th January 1968	German A.F	F-86				HFW E. Mangels ejected

9th January 1968	USN or USMC	Crusader F-8E	150917	VMFA-235	Vietnam. AAA	Capt. D. W. Lorenzo		Martin-Baker Mk.5

10th January 1968	USN	F-4 Phantom II	(153036) recovered. It was even worse aboard Ranger where two F‑4Bs (151506 and 151499) of VF‑154 were lost in a non‑combat mishap, presumably a collision, though all crewmen were recovered.	VF‑114	non‑combat accident		ejected, recovered
10th January 1968	USN	F-4 Phantom II		VF‑114	non‑combat accident		Lt.Jg. T. Beckwith ejected, recovered
10th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8704	13 TFS, 432 TRW, Udorn	VN	Col Keith Norman Hall Earl P. Hopper (XX)		Martin-Baker

10th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8704	13th TFS, 432nd TRW, USAF, Udorn	lost due to enemy action, Vietnam
10th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8704	13th TFS, 432nd TRW, USAF, Udorn	lost due to enemy action, Vietnam	Capt. Keith Norman. Hall ejected (POW)	1st Lt. Earl Pearson Hopper ejected (KIA)

10th January 1968	USN F-4 Phantom II. Lt.Jg. J. A. Thorn ejected.				need to match crews
	USN F-4 Phantom II Lt.Jg. D. A. Yost ejected
	USN F-4 Phantom II. Lt. R. T. Fleming ejected.
	USN F-4 Phantom II. Lt. Cdr. L. N. Mitchell ejected.
	USN F-4 Phantom II. Lt.Jg. T. L. Hart ejected.
13th January 1968	USAF	F-105D Thunderchief	58-1157	469 TFS, 388 TFW, Korat	VN	Col James Ellis Bean		Republic
14th January 1968	USAF	EB-66C	55-0388	41 TEWS, 355 TFW, Takhli	VN	Col Hubert C. Walker LINK Irby Terrell (NAV), Tom Sumpter (EWO), Ron Lebert (EWO), Lt Thompson (EWO-rescued) Pete Pedroli (rescued)
14th January 1968	USAF	EB-66C	55-0388	41 TEWS, 355 TFW, Takhli	VN	Thomas Sumpter Irby Terrell(NAV), Ron Lebert(EWO), Hubert Walker(EWO), Lt Thompson (EWO--rescued)		Douglas

14th January 1968	USN	Cougar				Lt. G. P. Kroyer ejected

16th January 1968	USAF	F-4C Phantom II	64-0927	480th TFS, 366th TFW, Da Nang	Lost to enemy action, Vietnam
16th January 1968	USAF	F-4C Phantom II	64-0927	480th TFS, 366th TFW, Da Nang	Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	Major C. E. Lewis ejected	1st Lt. J. L. Kelly ejected

16th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II			Lost to enemy action, Vietnam
16th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II			Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	1st Lt. T. Nelson Moe ejected (POW)	Capt. S. B. Stovin ejected

16th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II			Lost to enemy action, Vietnam
16th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II			Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	2nd Lt. T. A. Bannon ejected	Capt. A. L. Lacey ejected

17th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II			Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	is this the above loss ??
17th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II			Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	is this the above loss ??
1/18/68	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8720	435 TFS, 8 TFW, Ubon	VN	1st Lt. Wayne Ogden Smith		Martin-Baker
18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8720	435 TFS, 8 TFW, Ubon		Major Kenneth Adrian Simonet Wayne Smith
18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8720	435th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon	Lost to enemy action, Vietnam
18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8720	435th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon	Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	Major Kenneth Adrian Simonet (POW)	1st Lt. Wayne Ogden Smith (POW)

18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-7581	435 TFS, 8 TFW, Ubon	VN	Col Robert Bruce Hinckley Bob Jones		Martin-Baker

18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-7581	435th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon	Lost to enemy action, Vietnam
18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-7581	435th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon	Lost to enemy action, Vietnam	Captain Robert Bruce Hinckley (POW)	1st Lt. Robert Campbell Jones
18th January 1968	N	F-4B Phantom II	153055	Kitty Hawk	noncombat mishap			Martin-Baker
18th January 1968	N	F-4B Phantom II	153055	Kitty Hawk	noncombat mishap	killed	killed
19th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II
19th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II				Capt. F. G. Stone ejected	Capt. W. B. Fredenberger ejected

19th January 1968	French A.F	Mirage				Sgt. Ch. P. Cavalin ejected

20th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom			lost to enemy action, Vietnam	M-B listing No. 1997

20th or 22nd January 1968	USMC	F-4 Phantom II			lost to enemy action, Vietnam
20th or 22nd January 1968	USMC	F-4 Phantom II			lost to enemy action, Vietnam	Capt. D. F. Brandon	Col. H. T. Hagaman ejected

22nd January 1968	Indian A.F	Vampire				Sqn. Ldr. M. K. Jain ejected

22nd January 1968	Polish Air Force	MiG‑21F‑13	762403 2403	62 PLM
22nd January 1968	Polish Air Force	MiG-21PF		1 PLM OPK Zasiadly		Lt. Walenty Ziętek
23rd January 1968	Polish Air Force	MiG‑21 PFM	94A5402 5402	34 PLM
23rd January 1968	Polish Air Force	MiG‑21 PFM	94A4204 4204	41 PLM
23rd January 1968	Polish Air Force	MiG‑21 PFM	94ML‑07 07	40 PLM
23rd January 1968	USN	A‑6A Intruder	152932	VA‑165; USS Ranger CVA-61	Operational loss or lost to enemy action, Vietnam
23rd January 1968	USN	A‑6A Intruder	152932	VA‑165; USS Ranger CVA-61	Operational loss or lost to enemy action, Vietnam	Cdr. L. S. Kollmorgen ejected	crew member killed

24th January 1968	RAF	Lightning F6	XS900/M	5 Sqn	Crashed into Inchbrook Farm near Milltown, Grampian	Ft. Lt. S. Miller ejected

26th January 1968	RN	Hunter T8	XL582/VL728	Naval Flying Standards Flt	engine failure on take off from Lee on Solent, Hants
26th January 1968	RN	Hunter T8	XL582/VL728	Naval Flying Standards Flt	engine failure on take off from Lee on Solent, Hants	Lt. R. F. Shercliff ejected	Cdr. P. R. Sheppard ejected

26/01/1968		*F-84F Thunderstreak*	FU60		crashed at Büngern-Dingden (near Bocholt, DE), due to a fire caused by a mechanical (engine) problem.	Olt Rogier Boisnard ejected but was killed as his parachute didn't open in time.
27th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II			lost due to enemy action, Vietnam
27th January 1968	USAF	F-4 Phantom II			lost due to enemy action, Vietnam	Major R. W. Phillips ejected	1st Lt. B. C. Core ejected

29th January 1968	USMC	F-4 Phantom II
29th January 1968	USMC	F-4 Phantom II				1st Lt. W. J. Grimm ejected	Major H. D. Fagerskog ejected

30th January 1968	RAF	Vulcan B2	XM604	9 Sqn	Crashed shortly after take off from Cottesmore, Leics
						F/O M. Gillett ejected	Flt. Lt. P. Tait ejected
						the rear crew were unable to bale out and were killed.

	11an68 151133 A‑4E AH 4 VA‑164, Gulf of Tonkin 30 M NE of Da Nang, SVN, ejectric failure which froze controls, causing loss of control, pilot ejected safely

	fJ11an68 151133 A‑4E AH 4 VA‑164, Gulf of Tonkin 30 M NE of Da Nang, SVN, ejectric failure which froze controls, causing loss of control, pilot ejected safely

0 ‑Ian68	65‑0766 F‑4D nr Lake Isabella, CA, USA, lost control, 2 crew ejected safely

0 ‑Ian68	146989 F‑SC AH 106 VF‑111, Gulf of Tonkin 7 M off Thanh Hoa, NVN, probably hit by AAA; lost all ejectrical powerand most of engine thrust; eventually stalled over the sea, pilot ejected and rescued by Navy helicopter

0 ‑Ian68	61‑0149 F‑105D 333rd TFS/355th TFW, Gulf of Tonkin c 50 M N of Hue, SVN, ran out of fuel while joining the tanker for refueling, pilot ejected safely

0 ‑Ian68	65‑5701 F‑111A JTF/AFFTC, 25 M SE of Edwards AFB, NV, USA, weapons bay gun fire, crew ejected safely

an68	148486 A‑4C NH 405 VA‑112, nr Ninh Giang, c15 M SW of Haiphong, NVN, hit by SAM, pilot captured

an68	58‑1157 F‑105D 469th TFS/388th TFW, c20 M W of Thai Nguyen, NVN, shot down by a MiG‑21, pilot captured

	' ‑l,an68 65‑3765 F‑100D 308th TFS/31st TFW, nr Ban Tn Srenh, 20 M SE of Ban Me Thuot, SVN, shot down during attack on gun site, pilot ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
an68
	152074 A‑4E NH 304 VA‑144, nr Haiphong, NVN, hit by 37mm AAA, lost control when it suffered hydraulic and ejectrical failure, pilot captured

;, an68	65‑0865 RF‑4C 11th TRS/432nd TRW, 45 M NE of Udorn, Thailand, hit by AAA over W of Phuc Yen, North Vietnam, but didn't make it back home, 2 crew ejected safely

	~Ian68 62‑4441 F‑105E 333rd TFS/355th TFW, 68 NM NW of Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, engine failure, both crewmembers ejected safely

	07jan68 55‑3619 F‑100D 612th TFS Det.1/37th TFW, Gulf of Tonkin 10 M off Da Nang, SVN, hit by ground fire nr Ha Tan, 15 M SW of Da Nang, flew out to sea and crashed, pilot ejected safely

	09jan68 150917 F‑8E IDS 18 VMF(AW)‑235, southern part of Laos, hit by automatic weapons fire during bombing run nr Ban Laipo, tried to fly home but crashed, pilot ejected and was rescued by USAF helicopter

101an68	151499 F‑4B NE 4 VF‑154, in Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, nr USS Ranger, ran out of fuel following navigational error, 2 crew rescued

101an68	151506 F‑4B NE 4 VF‑154, in Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, nr LISS Ranger, ran out of fuel following navigational error, 2 crew rescued

101an68	153063 F‑4B NH 2 VF‑114, Gulf of Tonkin, off NVN, lost hydraulic pressure, followed by loss of control, 2 crew rescued


101an68	66‑8704 F‑4D OC 13th TFS/432nd TRW, nr Quan Hoa, NVN, hit by SAM, 1 crew captured, 1 killed I
14th January 1968	USAF	EB66C	55-0388	41 TEWS, 355 TFW, Takhli	VN	Col Irby D. Terrell Tom Sumpter (EWO), Ron Lebert (EWO), Hubert Walker (EWO), Lt Thompson (EWO--rescued) Pete Pedroli (rescued)
1/14/68	USAF	EB-66C	55-0388	41 TEWS, 355 TFW, Takhli		Lt Col Ronald M. Lebert Irbu Terrell (NAV), Tom Sumpter (EWO), Hubert Walker (EWO), Lt thompson (EWO--rescued) Pete Pedroli (rescued)		Douglas

161an68	64‑0927 F‑4C C 480th TFS/366th TFW, c25 M S of Ha Tinh, NVN, 750 Is detonated in flight; explosion destroyed 64‑0927 and 66‑8706, at least 1 crewmember captured

161an68	161an68 66‑7495 F‑4D nr George AFB. CA, USA, on approach, aileron hydraulic control cylinder failed, causing a loss of control, 2 crew ejected safely

18jan68	18jan68 66‑7581 F‑4D FO 435th TFS/8th TFW, 15 M SE of Kep, nr Hanoi, NVN, shot down by a MiG‑17, 2 crew captured

18jan68	66‑8720 F‑4D FY 555th TFS/8th TFW, nr Bac Giang power plant, nr Hanoi, NVN, shot down by a MiG‑17, 2 crew captured

11jan68	11jan68 151152 A‑4E AH 404 VA‑164, South China Sea off SVN, 25 M off USS Oriskany, hit by small arms fire 10 M N of Ban Deng Pang, Laos. Tried to make it back to the carrier but engine caught fire, burning through flight control cables, causing loss of control, pilot ejected and was rescued by Navy helicopter

11jan68	64‑17957 SR‑71 B 9th SRW, on approach to Beale AFB, crashed 7 M N of the base, CA, USA, generator failure followed by double flameout, crew ejected safely
1/16/68	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-8706	480 TFS, 366 TFW, Da Nang	VN	Col Thomas Nelson Moe		Martin-Baker
18th January 1968	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66-7581	435 TFS, 8 TFW, Ubon	VN	1st Lt. Robert Campbell Jones		Martin-Baker

	19jan68 63‑7636 F‑4C 2 M from MacDill AFB, FL, USA, crashed during take‑off, 2 crew ejected safely

	21jan68 151140 A‑4E WL VMA‑311, 1 M N of Khe Sanh, SVN, hit by AAA during attack run 6 M N of the base, tried to make it to the base but crashed 1 mile short, pilot ejected and was rescued by USMC UH‑1 E

	22jan68 151414 F‑48 WS VMFA‑323, or Khe Sanh, SVN, hit by .50 cal ground fire during attack run, 2 crew ejected and rescued by USMC helicopter

	23jan68 150053 A‑4E WL VMA‑311, Khe Sanh, SVN, hit by AAA and ejected right over the base to make sure he was, pilot ejected safely

	23jan68 56‑0744 QF‑104A USAF. Eglin AFB ranges, FL, USA, manned drone flight; DT‑33 director aircarft lost control , pilot on F‑104 took over but engine caught fire and control was lost, pilot ejected safely </