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1968
IDF/AF		 Super Mystère B2 24
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 photo seat
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            
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            
Lt. J. N. Tolko ejected Lt. H. E. Higgingbotham ejected  
   
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 Lt.Jg. T. Beckwith ejected, recovered  
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  

, , ,

  Douglas
   

Hubert C. Walker
(EWO)
 LINK

Thomas Sumpter

Irby D. Terrell(NAV)

Ronald M. Lebert(EWO)

Lt Thompson (EWO--rescued)

Pete Pedroli (rescued)
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      
Major C. E. Lewis ejected 1st Lt. J. L. Kelly ejected  
   
16th January 1968
USAF		 F-4D Phantom II 66-8706 480 TFS, 366 TFW, Da Nang Rolling Thunder strike during approach to the Mu Gia Pass a bomb detonated bringing down both aircraft    
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      
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 ??    
is this the above loss ??    
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 435th TFS, 8th TFW, Ubon Shot down (by MiG-17s) during attack on Bac Giang thermal power plant northeast of Hanoi  
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
killed killed  
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      
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      
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      
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      
Major R. W. Phillips ejected 1st Lt. B. C. Core ejected  
   
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.
 1st January 1968   A‑4E 151133
AH 4		 VA‑164 electric failure froze controls, Gulf of Tonkin 30 M NE of Da Nang, SVN pilot ejected safely    
                 
0 ‑Ian68  65‑0766  F‑4D  nr Lake Isabella, CA, USA, lost control, 2 crew ejected safely
                 
0 ‑Ian68  146989  F‑8C  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
also seen as 20th January
USAF		 Douglas
EB‑66C
Destroyer		 55-0388
"Preview 01."		 41 TEWS, 355 TFW, Takhli  Shot down by NVAF MiG-21 about 50 nautical miles west-northwest of Thanh Hoa near the North Vietnamese/Lao borderwhile on a single aircraft electronic counter measures (ECM) mission to selectively jam enemy radar for an afternoon strike mission in Route Package VI-A Douglas Ejection Seats
     
Major Pollard H. Mercer
(Pilot)
ejected and rescued. Died later in hospital		 Major Attillio "Pete" Pedroli
(navigator / instructor pilot)
ejected
rescued		 Major Thomas W. Sumpter
(EWO)
ejected
POW		 Captain Hubert C. Walker
ejected
POW		 Major Irby D. Terrell, Jr.
navigator
ejected
POW		 1st Lt. Ronald Merl Lebert
(EWO)
ejected
POW		 1st Lt. James E. Thompson
(EWO)
ejected
rescued
  Thanks to Howard "Rusty" Hamer  EWO 42 TEWS 67-68 for adding information to this entry
                 
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

 
                 
  271an68  63‑7668  F‑4C  C  480th TFS/366th TFW, in South China Sea off Monkey Mountain, N of Da Nang, SVN, hit by 37mm AAA nr Deng Hoi, 2 crew ejected safely and were picked up by USAF helicopter
                 
 

291an68  151055  A‑4E  NH 3  VA‑144, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN engine failure, pilot ejected and was rescued by Navy helicopter

 

 

 
                 
  291an68  60‑0478  F‑105D  333rd TFS/355th TFW, 4 NM SSE of Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, engine failed during take‑off, pilot ejected safel

 

 

   February 

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
2nd February 1968 USN Crusader F-8E 150667 VF-191, CVA-14 area unknown pilot ejected Martin-Baker Mk.5  
2nd February 1968   F‑4D 65‑0604   control system failure. Crashed in Gulf of Mexico 70 M from Fort Myers, FL, USA      
 ejected safely  ejected safely  
2nd February 1968   F‑4E 66‑0311 40th TFS/33rd TFW Gulf of Mexico 20 M offshore nr Eglin AFB, FL, USA  ejected safely ejected safely  
                 
4th February 1968   F‑105D 60‑5384 34th TFS/388th TFW shot down c40 M W of Thai Nguyen, NVN pilot captured    
4th February 1968   F‑4D 66‑7769
FY		 555th TFS/8th TFW hit by AAA during attack run over Phuc Yen  airfield. Crashed  30 M W of Sam Neua, Laos      
 ejected, rescued by USAF HH‑3  ejected, rescued by USAF HH‑3  
05-Feb-68 USAF  F-4 Phantom     NK  Capt. J. E. Rodwc   M-B
5th February 1968
USAF		 F-105D Thunderchief 60-5384 34 TFS, 388 TFW, Korat VN Lt Col Carl W. Lasiter Republic
08-Feb-68 USN F-4 Phantom     OC  Cdr. D. L. Varner XXX   M-B
08-Feb-68 USAF  F-4 Phantom     OC  Capt. T. K. Dorsett   M-B
08-Feb-68 USAF  F-4 Phantom     OC  Capt. J. Corder    M-B
08-Feb-68 USAF F-4 Phantom     OC  Lt. W. A. Wood XXXX   M-B
10th February 1968
Finland		 Gnat F.Mk.I GN111 FL.46
Luonetjarvi base		  trim failure Pilot ejected safely   Gnat F.Mk.I
13th February 1968
RAAF		 Vampire  Mk 35 A79-667 1 AFTS Pearce 35 nm  southwest of  RAAF
Pearce,  WA  Loss of control during  compressibility flight.  		Pilot Cadet
P. Jabornicky ejected at 11,000ft with aircraft rolling out of control and  400 kts, and landed in the sea. Suffered
superficial injuries		   Martin-Baker Mk.3B
13th February 1968    F‑4D 66‑7670   hydraulic failure. crashed in populated area  Yosan‑Ni, South Korea.1 on ground killed and 3 injured      
ejected safely ejected safely  
14-Feb-68 GerAF F.G91     OC HFW H. Corameyer   M-B
14-Feb-68 USMC Cougar     OC Capt. E. H. Menzer   M-B
14-Feb-68 USMC Cougar     NK 1.Lt. G. H. Cramer   M-B
               
14-Feb-68 USAF F-4 Phantom     NK 1.Lt. T. J. Powers   M-B
14-Feb-68 USAF F-4 Phantom     NK Capt. D.L.Smith   M-B
Wednesday 14th February 1968
USAF		  F‑100D 56‑3304
90 TFS
3 TFW, USAF, Bien Hoa		 Hit by VC ground fire during second strafing run against gun positions near  the village of Can Ke,  17 miles southeast of Can Tho Captain John K. Lewis ejected safely and recovered by HH-43 (Detachment 10 of the 38th ARKS) NAA
14th February 1968 USN Crusader F-8E 150909 VF-194, CVA-14 Vietnam. SAM     Martin-Baker Mk.5
15th February 1968 USN Crusader F-8E 150293 VRF-32  in US
NAS El Centro		 LCDR L.A. Henke   Martin-Baker Mk.5
FEEDBACK

In your ejection by year, you have Feb 15, 1968, Crusader F-8E Buno: 150293 from VRF-32.  I was with VRF-32 at the time, and the pilot was , he was my division officer and I believe he was coming out of NAS El Centro when the aircraft flamed out.  Messed up his back pretty good.  Glad he got out ok though, Mr. Henke was one heck of a nice guy, and good officer/pilot.

Larry Hickman
in Site Guestbook 29th July 2008

15th February 1968
USAF		 F-4D Phantom II 66-7586 389 TFS, 366 TFW, Da Nang VN Col Lawrence D. Writer

POW Link

 Martin-Baker
15th February 1968
USAF		 F-4D Phantom II 66-7586 389 TFS, 366 TFW, Da Nang VN Joe Carpenter  
15-Feb-68 USN  F-8 Crusader     OC Lt. Cdr. L. A. Henke   M-B
15-Feb-68 USAF  F-4 Phantom     EA Capt. L.D.Writer     M-B
15-Feb-68 USAF  F-4 Phantom       EA Capt. J. V. Carpenter     M-B
16-Feb-68 RN   Sea Vixen      OC Lt. C.E.Beilby   M-B
16-Feb-68 RN Sea Vixen     OC S.Lt. J. S. M. Chandler   M-B
16th February 1968 RN Sea Vixen FAW2 XJ516/H245 893 Sqn Crashed while on approach to Yeovilton, Somerset      
     
17th February 1968   F‑100E 56‑3959    VP 614th TFS,35th TFW shot down by small arms fire during bombing run 5 M SW of Can The, SVN      
ejected, rescued ejected, rescued  
18th  February 1968     63-8293   AAA over North Vietnam      
ejected, rescued ejected, rescued  
19th February 1968
BAF		 F-84F Thunderstreak FU???   crashed while landing, due to stalling The pilot ejected but was killed    
19-Feb-68 USAF F-4 Phantom     OC Capt. P J. Seiler   M-B
19-Feb-68 USAF F-4 Phantom     OC Capt. P. Brandt   M-B
20th February 1968   F‑4C 64‑0803
BO		 390th TFS/366th TFW hit by ground fire during take­ off from Da Nang. Crashed A Shau Valley, 10 M SE of Khe Sanh, SVN,      
ejected, rescued by USAF helicopter ejected, rescued by USAF helicopter  
21st February 1968 RAF Jet Provost T4 XP561/51 1 FTS lost in cloud over
Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire		 The pilot S.Lt. G. F. Harris ejected   M-B
21st February 1968   F‑4D 66‑0262   stalled shortly after take‑off and spun into the ground near Palmdale, CA, USA      
ejected but killed ejected but killed  
23rd February 1968 USMC A-6A Intruder 152631 VMA(AW)‑533 collided with F‑8E 150857 crashed  in sea c5 M E of Da Nang, SVN     Martin-Baker Mk.5
1st Lt. R. V. Smith ejected,  rescued unknown ejected, rescued Martin-Baker Mk.5
23-Feb-68 USMC  Intruder     OC 1.Lt. R. V. Smith   M-B
23-Feb-68 USMC  Intruder     NK     M-B
23rd February 1968
USAF		 F-4D Phantom II 66-8725 497 TFS, 8 TFW, Ubon VN  
Col Laird Guttersen Lt Col Myron L. Donald  
24th February 1968
USMC

A-6A Intruder

152644

 VMA(AW)-533, MAG-12, Chu Lai VN Cdr Laurence V. (Larry) Friese B/N Martin-Baker
24th February 1968   A‑6A 152644 VMA(AW)‑533  hit by SAM c20 M SW of Hanoi      
POW POW  
25th February 1968 USN Cougar            
     
  ENS R. E. Houser

Lt. Cdr. J. R. OKelly
25th February 1968 USN F-8E Crusader 150335
NM 1		 VF-191, CVA-41 ran out of fuel while trying to refuel from  A‑4, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, nr USS Ticonderoga Lt.JG W. E. Brown ejected and rescued   Martin-Baker Mk.5
25th February 1968   A‑4E 150104
CF		  VMA‑211 hit by small arms fire nr Hoi An, 10 M SE of Da Nang, SVN pilot ejected and rescued by helicopter    
25th February 1968   F‑100D 56‑3261 355th TFS/37th TFW  hit by 37mm AAA during target run 25 M E of Saravan nr Saravan, Laos pilot ejected; rescued by HH‑3E    
26th February 1968 RAF Jet Provost T4 XS229/49 CFS  in the Cotswolds, Gloucester collided with Jet Provost T4 XP675/48      
Flg. Off. J. Tye ejected Flt. Lt. D. J. Smith ejected  
26th February 1968                
Capt. W. S. Paul

MAJ R. P. Bateman
26th February 1968   F‑100D 55‑3762
CB		 90th TFS/3rd TFW hit by ground fire nr Ap Nhut, 13 M NE of Can Tho just W of Can The, SVN pilot ejected safely    
28th February 1968   F‑105D 62‑4385 354th TFS/355th TFW hit by gunfire c10 M N of Ban Hai, Laos on NVN/Laos border  pilot ejectedand was rescued    
29th February 1968   F‑4D 66‑7528
FO		 435th TFS/8th TFW, 9 M SE of Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, lost hydraulic pressure on approach,      
Pilot ejected killed RIO Lt.COL C. D. Smith Jnr ejected  
29th February 1968   F‑105E 63‑8312 44th TFS/388th TFW hit by SAM. SW part of Hanoi, NVN      
pilot killed WSO MIA  
29th February 1968   RF‑4B 153115
FM		 VMCJ‑1 Shot down near Muang Bad, 50 M SW of Da Nang AB, SVN      
ejected safely; rescued by Army helicopter ejected safely; rescued by Army helicopter  

 

             

Then on 14 Feb, a USAF F-4D out of Kunsan AB crashed near the village of Yongan-myon, Ilssan-gun, Chollabukto killing three villagers and injuring another. The pilot and nav ejected safely.)

 

               
               
               
               

 

 

 

   March
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
2nd March 1968
USMC		 F-4 Phantom       Major R. J. Morley    
Capt. D. C. Richards    
5th March 1968   EB‑66E 54‑0524
RC		 41st TEWS/355th TFW engine failure, Thailand ejected safely    
ejected safely    
ejected safely    
5th March 1968   F‑102A 56‑1234 526th FIS crashed into a house 1 NM SE of Bubesheim, West Germany pilot ejected safely    
6th March 1968   F‑100D 55‑3587
CB		 90th TFS/3rd TFW hit by ground fire, 6 M E of Quan Long, SVN pilot ejected safely    
7th March 1968
RAAF		 MB 326H  Macchi A7-003 CFS
RAAF East Sale		 Aileron control jammed  during aerobatics. Crashed 14 nm  southwest of  RAAF East  Sale, Vic  . Flt. Lt. W.R. Rayner
ejected at 10,000ft. Landed in heavy 25kt. wind into fence
and received minor injuries.		   Martin-Baker O4A
9th March 1968
USA		 Grumman OV-1 Mohawk       Crew member ejected   Martin-Baker

9th March 1968

USAF

F-100

2805

401st TFW/353rd TFS

crashed SW of Almazan, Spain

Pilot survived the ejection but suffered back injuries

 

NAA 
12th March 1968
USN		 Crusader F-8E 150306 VF-53, CVA-31 Bingo divert to Da
Nang. GCA approach ended in the trees		 Lt.Jg J. A. Weber ejected   Martin-Baker
12th March 1968
German AF		 FG.91       Capt. J. Reich    
12th March 1968   F‑8E 150306
NF 2		 VF‑53 during radar approach, hit trees  nr Monkey Mountain, nr Da Nang AB, SVN Lt.JG Jerry A. Weber
ejected
[see also 25th June 1968]		   Martin-Baker
12th March 1968   A‑4E 152088
NH 300		 VA‑144  hit by ground  fire during strafing run, 20 M W of Khe Sanh, inside Laos pilot ejected and was rescued by USAF HH‑3E    
14th March 1968   F‑4D 66‑7508 390th TFS/366th TFW hit by AAA, 15 M SW of Hue, SVN      
pilot rescued WSO ?  
14th March 1968
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            
MAJ W. J. Swaney Capt. S. C. Puma  
14th March 1968   F‑4D 66‑7592 8th TFS/49th TFW
Spangdahlem AB, West Germany		 entered a spin during ACM      
ejected safely ejected safely  
14th March 1968
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            
MAJ G. Tressemar 1.Lt. J. E. Hamm  
15th March 1968
USAF		 F-4C Phantom II 63‑7701 391 TFS,12th TFW, USAF, Cam Ranh Bay Hit while attacking a truck park in southern Laos, about 80 miles west of Da Nang      
Capt. R. C. Fairlamb ejected - rescued by USAF HH‑3 1.Lt. P. E. Huber  ejected - rescued by USAF HH‑3  
15th March 1968   F‑8E 149225
DB		     pilot ejected
rescued by USN helicopter		    
[15th?] 16th March 1968
USMC		 Crusader F-8E 149225 VMF(AW)‑235 hit by ground fire, flew feet wet, in sea off DMZ, SVN Capt. G. L. Post
ejected
rescued by USN helicopter		   Martin-Baker
17th March 1968
USN		 A-6A Intruder 152940
NG 510		 VA‑35
 CVW‑9
USS Enterprise
CVAN-65		  hit by AAA, just N of Hanoi, NVN Martin-Baker
LCdr Edwin A Shuman II
ejected
POE		 LCdr Dale W. Doss Martin-Baker
17th March 1968   F‑4D 66‑8780 390th TFS/366th TFW hit by AAA, in Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, just N of DMZ, NVN      
MAJ P. D. Lambridges
ejected
rescued		 1.Lt. J. L. Tavenner
ejected
rescued		  
17th March 1968   F‑100D 56‑3269 CE 510th TFS/3rd TFW
Bien Hoa AB, SVN		 shot down during approach pilot ejected safely    
17th March 1968   F‑105D 62‑4336
RK		 333rd TFS/355th TFW hit by gunfire, nr Na Canong, Laos pilot ejected
rescued		    
18th March 1968
French AF		 Mirage       SGT.CH Flasseur    
19th March 1968
BAF		 F-84F Thunderstreak FU???   crashed, after an explosion in the engine at 1.000 ft due to a broken blade in the 2nd stage of the compressor The pilot ejected and was slightly injured.    
20th March 1968
USAF		 F-100D 55-3606 416 TFS, 37 TFW, Phu Cat VN Fred Thompson   NAA
21st March 1968   A‑4E 151077
WL		 VMA‑311 nr Hoi An, S of Da Nang, SVN pilot ejected safely    
22nd March 1968
USAF		 F-4C Phantom II 64-0830 559th TFS, 12th TFW, Cam Ranh Bay Shot down about 15 miles west of Khe Sanh   Martin-Baker
Lt. Col. Theodore "Ted" Wilson Guy
POW		 Maj Don Lyons  
22nd March 1968
USAF		 F-4C Phantom II 63‑7684 391 TFS,12th TFW, USAF, Cam Ranh Bay Refuelling problems. Engines flamed out      
Capt G L Butler ejected Maj J G Kondracki ejected  
23rd March 1968
USN		 F-4 Phantom       Lt.JG D. B. Norem    
                 
 

23mar68    64‑0830  F‑4C  XN  559th TFS/12th TFW, 15 M W of Khe Sanh, inside Laos, hit by explosion, possibly due to own bomb detonating, pilot captured, WSO killed
                 
  23mar68    56‑1396  F‑102A  57th FIS, nr a river in southern Iceland, engine flamed out, pilot ejected safely
23rd March 1968
McDonnell-Douglas		 F-4J Phantom II     crashed shortly after take-off Martin-Baker H-7 Rocket Seat
C. D. "Pete" Pilcher,
Production Test Pilot, McDonnell Douglas Corporation ejected safely		 Radar Observer Harvey A. Begay  ejected safely Martin-Baker H-7 Rocket Seat
23rd March 1968
RN		 Hunter T8 XE664 764 Sqn. Crashed near Lossiemnouth following power loss Pilot ejected
but was killed		   Martin-Baker
24th March 1968 German AF  F.G91       Lt. Ottawa    
28th March 1968
USN		 Crusader RF-8G 144616 VFP-63 Vietnam. AAA?. Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker Mk.5
29-Mar-68
IDF/AF		 Super Mystère B2     Jordanian AAA Yonachan Rozer recovered DID HE EJECT ??  
29th March 1968
RAF		 Lightning Mk 6 XS924 5 Sqn
Binbrook
Crashed Beeby, 4 miles NNE Binbrook
 Control lost during in flight re-fueling - nose dived into the ground
Flt Lt Al  Davey initiated ejection but did not eject
    

The Lightning was one of a pair which had taken off from Binbrook to join up with a Victor tanker for a practice flypast at Scampton for the Strike Command ceremony on the 1st April. It nosedived into the ground shortly after take-off.

Ref Ejection 29 March 1968 - Flt Lt Davey

Unless my memory has totally failed it was a Lightning Mk 2 out of Leconfield (19/92 Sqns). Al had failed to take-on fuel during AAR, hence was short of fuel and the cockpit misted-up badly as he was trying to land.

in email 24th November 2006 Terry Adcock

29th March 1968
German AF		 L.T33       Sgt. E. Henninger    
29th March 1968
USA		 OV-1B Mohawk 64-14257 73rd AVN VUNG TAU, Rep. Of Vietnam     Martin-Baker Mk.5
Major William Hurley
KIA		 SP4 Stephen C "Chad" Fletcher ejected
(given in early listing as 2,000th Life saved by Martin-Baker seat)
[first ejection - see also 22nd November 1968]		 Martin-Baker Mk.5
30th March 1968   F‑111 A 66‑0017 428th TFS/355th TFW foreign object became lodged in in pitch/roll mixer assembly, Thailand      
ejected safely ejected safely CAPSULE

 April  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
8th April 1968
Indian A. F.		 HF-24 Marut   ASTE Ejected over Kanpur Flt Lt I J S Sandhu   Martin-Baker
14th April 1968
USN		 F‑4B 150644 VF‑154; USS Ranger
CVA-61		 Operational loss Cdr. D. Pringle ejected, recovered   Martin-Baker
Lt. (jg) G. E. Rose ejected, recovered   Martin-Baker
                 
 

5 April 1968: a non‑combat mishap cost VF‑96 an F‑4B (150463). Both crew members were recovered.

 

 
5th April 1968
US		              
  Pilot was Phil Harrison, flew into ground on night GCA at Yuma. It is believed that the seat fired on impact. He was found in top of fruit tree the next morning. Survived.
8th April 1969
US		              
  Low transition takeoff, aircraft settled back on runway at Barbers Point, HI ,aircraft received strike damage
 
                 
  7-4-1968 [SEA Conflict due to enemy action]
USA Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. SP5 Slatt ejected.
[sj/2078]
                 
  8-4-1968
USN Crusader F-8B, BuNo 145544, VC-5 . Ejection area Japan.
[Martin-Baker Mk.5]
[crusader book]
                 
  12-4-1968
USN Crusader F-8A, BuNo 142410, NAS Dallas Reserves . Ejection area in US.
[Martin-Baker Mk.5]
[crusader book]
                 
 

14 April 1968: a non‑combat mishar claimed an F‑4B (150644) of VF‑154. Both crew members were recovered.

 

15 April 1968: Kitty Hawk lost twc F‑413s (153002 and 153043) of VF‑114 in a non‑combat mishap; all crew member were recovered.

 
  19-4-1968
USN Crusader F-8B, BuNo 145526 . Ejection area in US.
[Martin-Baker Mk.5]
[crusader book]
                 
  20-4-1968 [SEA Conflict ?]
USA Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. M. Hall and PF/C J. G. Sparks ejected.
2100 & 2101]
21st April 1968
French Marine		 Etendard       1.Lt. W. C. Vasser or more likely P.O M. Dubrulle     Martin- Baker
23rd April 1968
USN		 A-4 Skyhawk       Richard "Dick" Lord (SAAF) ejected Escapac
28th April 1968
USAF		  
F-4D Phantom II		 66-8757 389 TFS, 366 TFW, Da Nang   Wesley Rumble

JOHN FINLAY, returnee

   
                 
 

02apr68  55‑2875  F‑100D  CE 510th TFS/3rd TFW, southern outskirts of Saigon, SVN, shot down during attack run, pilot

 ejected and was rescued

 
                 
  05apr68 150463  F‑4B  NG 614  VF‑96, South China Sea off SVN, ejectrical failure during launch; controls froze and pilot lost control, 2 crew rescued
                 
  05apr6863‑7684  F‑4C  XT  391st TFS/12th TFW, 12 M NE of Da Nang AB, SVN, following aerial refueling boom of KC‑135 struck F‑4 which lost control and crashed, 2 crew ejected safely
                 
  07apr68  56‑3839  F‑100F  F£  416th TFS/37th TFW, 20 M W of Xom Duong Quan, nr Min Gia Pass, Laos, hit by 37mm AAA  during attack on truck park, 2 crew ejected and were rescued by USAF helicopter
   
  On April 7, 1968, Capt. Eben “Jonesy” Jones became the first F-100F Misty FAC pilot to reach 100 missions. One-quarter of all Misty FAC aircrews were shot down, including Jones, who was shot down (but recovered by rescue forces) on his 100th mission
                 
 

11apr68  153511  TA‑4F  TM  H&MS‑11, 7 M S of Da Nang, SVN, shot down by small arms fire during attack run, 2 crew ejected and were rescued by USMC helicopter

 
4/13/68
USAF		 RF-4C Phantom II 66-0383 12 TRS, 460 TRW, Tan Son Nhut LA/VN Col Walter M. Stischer Martin-Baker
                 
 

20 April 1968: Kitty Hawk suffered a painful fifth non‑combat loss of a Phantom on a single cruise (as compared with just one combat loss) when an F‑4B (153003) of VF‑114 was lost. Both crew members were recovered.

 

28 April 1968: an F‑413 (153014/NE‑103) of VF‑21 was shot down by AAA over North Vietnam. LCdr D. E. Hernandez and Lt (jg) D. J. Lortscher were recovered.

 

 
                 
  15apr68    153002  F‑48  NH 2  VF‑114. Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, operational accident ‑ collided with F‑4B 153043 on the way to the carrier, 2 crew rescued
                 
  15apr68    153043  F‑4B  NH 2  VF‑114, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, NVN, operational accident ‑ collided with F‑4B 153002 on the way to the carrier, 2 crew rescued
                 
 

15apr68    61‑0206  F‑105D  JJ  34th TFS/388th TFW, c15 M NW of Dong Hoi, NVN, hit by 37/57mm AAA, pilot captured but died in captivity

 
                 
   15apr68    63‑8337  F‑105E  FU  357th TFS/355th TFW, in sea c40 M N of Da Nang, SVN, hit by 37mm AAA over Dong Hoi, NVN. Tried to make it to Da Nang but fire was too intense, pilot rescued by HH‑3E
                 
  19apr68    150063  A‑4E  CF  VMA‑211, in sea 3 M off Hue, SVN, hit by ground fire during 7th pass over target, pilot ejected  and was rescued
                 
  19apr68    65‑0706  F‑4D  479th TFW, Bayport, New York City, NY, USA, engines flamed out, crashed in open area but did damage 6 houses on ground, 2 crew ejected safely
                 
  20apr68    55‑3643  F‑100D  SD  306th Ti TFW, 18 NM N of Tuy Hoa AB, SVN, engine failed, pilot ejected safely
                 
  21 apr68  66‑7600  F‑4D  C  480th TFS/366th TFW, Gulf of Tonkm 25 M off DMZ, SVN, hit by AAA SE of Deng Hoi, tried to make it out to sea, crew ejected and rescued by SAR helicopter
                 
  23apr68  63‑7435  F‑4C  Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, USA, engines flamed out during break for landing, 2 crew ejected safely
                 
  23apr68 56‑0902  F‑104C  198th TFS PR ANG, 21 NM SSW of San Juan, PR, USA, lost control due to failure of stabilator servo control system, pilot ejected safely
24th April 1968
USA		 OV-1C Mohawk ??? 245th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade VS/VN TO PFC John Sparks

M. Hall (rescued)

 Martin-Baker
                 
  25apr68  142048  A‑1J  TT  602nd ACS/56th ACW, nr Ho Chi Minh trail, 30 M W of A Shan valley, Laos, hit by 37mm AAA  during attack on truck convoy, pilot ejected and was recovered
28th April 1968
USAF		 F-4D Phantom II 66-8757 389 TFS, 366 TFW, Da Nang  over Quang Binh province

pic

Martin-Baker

Col John S. Finlay
ejected
POW

 Capt. Wesley L. Rumble
ejected
suffered back injury
POW
early release

Martin-Baker
  One of the freed prisoners was Lieut. Robert Francis Frishman, a 29-year-old Navy pilot, who had been shot down over Hanoi on Oct. 24, 1967, and had barely managed to eject from his stricken F-4C Phantom fighter-bomber because of a serious injury to his right arm. A second pilot, Air Force Captain Wesley L. Rumble, 26, had gone down over Quang Binh province on April 28, 1966. The third man, Seaman Douglas B. Hegdahl, 23, had been rescued and captured by North Vietnamese fishermen in the Gulf of Tonkin on April 5, 1967, after he had fallen overboard from the cruiser U.S.S. Canberra while it was shelling the coast.
 

30apr68  151578  A‑6A  DT  VMA(AW)‑242, Vietnam, structural failure during strike mission, 2 crew ejected and were

  rescued

 


 

04-Apr-68 Capt. C.Madsen   USMC  Cougar   M-B OC    
05-Apr-68 Capt. G.L.Butler   USAF F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
05-Apr-68 MAJ J. G. Kondracki   USAF F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
05-Apr-68 Lt.JG P. R. Harrison   USN F-8 Crusader   M-B NK    
05-Apr-68 ENS S.D.Graber   USN F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
05-Apr-68 Lt. C. J. Schwarze   USN F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
07-Apr-68 SP5 Slatt   USA Mohawk   M-B EA    
09-Apr-68 Classified         M-B      
12-Apr-68 Lt. R. B. Vongrote   USN F-8 Crusader   M-B OC    
13-Apr-68 MAJ Stischer   USAF F-4 Phantom   M-B EA    
13-Apr-68 Capt. D. L. Verhees   USAF F-4 Phantom   M-B EA    
14-Apr-68 Lt. G. Olson   USN Intruder   M-B OC    
15-Apr-68 Lt. Cdr. J. F. Farnsworth   USN F-4 Phantom   M-B EA    
15-Apr-68 Lt.JG R. L. McCready   USN F-4 Phantom   M-B EA    
15-Apr-68 Lt.JG G. K. Baer   USN F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
15-Apr-68 Lt.JG J. Sarnecky   USN F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
16-Apr-68 P.O N. Ahmed   IndAF Vampire   M-B OC    
16-Apr-68 Flt. Lt. J. Singh   IndAF Vampire   M-B OC    
19-Apr-69 Capt. R. E. McKenzie    USAF  F-4 Phantom    M-B OC    
19-Apr-68 MAJ L. E. Lewis    USAF  F-4 Phantom    M-B OC    
19-Apr-68 Lt. Cdr. W. L. Hill       USN   F-8 Crusader   M-B OC    
20-Apr-68 P.O M. Dubrulle     FrN   Etend   M-B NK    
21-Apr-68 1.Lt. W. C. Vasser     USAF  F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
21-Apr-68 MAJ C. R. Webster   USAF  F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
23-Apr-68 MAJ.GEN H. A. Davis J    USAF  F-4 Phantom   M-B OC    
23-Apr-68 MAJ B.D.Patton         M-B OC    
24-Apr-68 M. Hall   USA  Mohawk   M-B NK    
24-Apr-68 PF.C  J. G.Sparks     USA  Mohawk   M-B NK    
24-Apr-68 Lt. Cdr. R. P. Lester    USN V  Cougar   M-B NK    
24-Apr-68 ENS T. N. Gommer    USN   Cougar   M-B NK    
25-Apr-68 S.Lt. Renandin    Fr AF  Mirage     M-B OC    
27-Apr-68 1.Lt. W. L. Rumble    USAF  F-4 Phantom   M-B EA