Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st January 1971	IndAF	Hunter				Sqn. Ldr. S. K. Gupta		Martin-Baker
1st January 1971	NFD							Martin-Baker
1st January 1971	NFD							Martin-Baker
2nd January 1971	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	67‑0359 JV	469th TFS/388th TFW	W of Ban Ban valley, Laos, hit by AAA over northern edge of Plain of Jars, headed back to base but crashed	Capt. H. Weir ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter		Martin-Baker
						Lt. R.Brown ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter		Martin-Baker
5th January 1971	USN	F-4J Phantom II	155577 NE 1	VF‑21 USS Ranger CVA-61	Operational loss, missed wires during landing on USS Ranger and went overboard, Pilot ejected and was rescued, RIO drowned Gulf of Tonkin c70 M NE of Dong Hoi, NVN,
						Lt. L. Rinne ejected, recovered	one killed	Martin-Baker
8th January 1971	USN	A‑6C Intruder	155647 NE 5	VA‑145; USS Ranger CVA-61	Operational loss, ditched in front of USS Ranger shortly after launch, pilot killed. Gulf of Tonkin off NVN,
						Pilot killed	BN Lt. Cdr. G.Smith rescued	Martin-Baker
8th January 1971	RAF	Vulcan B2	XM610	44 Sqn	Fire in the No. 2 engine damaged the flying controls. Crashed at Wingatte, County Durham all three rear crew bailed out over the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland	Flt. Lt. Alcock ejected safely		Martin-Baker
						Flg. Off. Hoskins ejected safely		Martin-Baker
13th January 1971	Civ	Mirage G		take-off from Istres	during Flight 316	Mr. Jean Coureau	photo-md	Martin-Baker
17th January 1971	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	66‑0288 LC	21st TFS/366th TFW	hit by AAA during target run on NVA storage area at Ban Kaloung, Laos. Caught fire. Pilot turned towards sea. Crashed in sea 15 M E of Da Nang, SVN. Pilot killed	WSO Major J. D. Siderius ejected and  rescued by USAF helicopter		Martin-Baker
18th January 1971	USMC	F-4 Phantom				Lt. S.T.Turner		Martin-Baker
						1.Lt. F.W.Pickerell		Martin-Baker
19th January 1971	GerAF	F-104				O.Lt. P.Buendgen		Martin-Baker
19th January 1971	USMC	A-6 Intruder				1st Lt. Salewski ejected		Martin-Baker
						1st Lt. F. J. Gose ejected		Martin-Baker
19th January 1971	USAF	F-4 Phantom				Capt. L. Gregory		Martin-Baker
						Capt. A.A. Salge		Martin-Baker
22nd January 1971	USMC	Crusader F-8K	(BuNo) 146937	VMF-112 NAS Dallas Marine Reserves detachment	El Toro	Lt.COL Robert G. Davis		Martin-Baker
	Happened on your site.   I ejected from F8K Bureau Number 146937 after 42 (forty-two) second in a takeoff roll at El Toro on the short east/west runway on 22 January 1971. Had 3 afterburner explosions and left it at about 150 feet in the mung. Later discovered several burner pigtails were broke and high pressure fuel was being pumped around burner can. Martin baker seat worked like a hose, I swung once. LA Times was pissed because the plane didn't fall out of the sky in the Old Folks apartments close to the end of the runway. Only got 4 lines on front page. Got my tie about four years later from M/B rep at Farnbourgh.   I think the Squadron was still VMF 112 and not VMFA 112 (was changed a bit late). Squadron was from Navy Dallas Marine Reserve . I was Squadron CO and was the last flight out after a 14 day deployment. Nice way to spoil a deployment. Had to fly a transport home.   Thanks, Robert G. Davis Colonel USMCR (retired) in email 17th January 2007
20th January 1971	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	67‑0267 LC	421st TFS/366th TFW	hit by small arms fire shortly after take‑oft from Da Nang. Engine caught fire. Crashed  in sea off Da Nang, SVN,	Capt. D.Warner ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter		Martin-Baker
						Major Kiefer  ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter		Martin-Baker
25th January 1971	RAF	Lightning F.3	c/n 95184 XP756 "E"	29 Squadron	Reheat fire in the jet pipe which caused a loss of control. crashed into the North Sea off Great Yarmouth	Capt. W.Povilus ejected safely.		Martin-Baker
26th January 1971	USN	A‑4F	154980 NIP	VA‑164	Crashed during launch from LUSS HancockSouth China Sea off SVN	pilot ejected		Douglas
28th January 1971	RAF	Lightning F.2A	XN772/N	92 Sqdn	Aircraft went into a spin at 36,000ft and could not be recovered. Crashed near Diepholz, West Germany	Flg. Off. Hitchcock ejected		Martin-Baker
29th January 1971	RAF	Canberra T17	WH884	60 Sqn	Canberra T17 WH884 and Canberra T4 WJ862 Collided over Sutton in Ashfield, near Mansfiled, Nottinghamshire when flying in formation and crashed	Flg. Off. J.W.Pearson Flg. Off. D.Irwin Flg. Off. Alan Threadgold [First ejection - see also 13th May 1988 - Hawk] Flg. Off. C. R. Pitt   Flg. Off. P.T Jennings    WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT ???		Martin-Baker
								Martin-Baker
29th January 1971	RAF	Canberra T17	WJ862	60 Sqn				Martin-Baker
								Martin-Baker
29th January 1971		LLTV	#2	NASA		Stu Present ejected

 .

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
2nd February 1971	GerAF	F.G91				O.SFW K. Boehm
3rd February 1971	USAF	F-4D Phantom II	66‑8777 FA	25th TFS/8th TFW	Near Ban Kantaloung, 10 M SW of Ban Karai Pass, Laos, hit by AAA during sensor dropping mission	Pilot Robert Standerwick MIA - Killed on ground	WSO Norbert A. Gotner POW	Martin-Baker
4th February 1971	IndN	Sea Hawk				Lt. M. Bhada
5th February 1971	Leb	Mystere				M. Ibrahim
5th February 1971	USN	F-8J Crusader	BuNo 149197 NP 1	VF-211 of CVA-19 USS Hancock	struck ramp during landing on USS Hancock, in Gulf of Tonkin oft NVN	Lt. J.Bodansket
6th February 1971	USN	F-4 Phantom				Lt.JG C.D.Boyer
						Lt. J.S.Payne
9th February 1971	Iran	F-4 Phantom				ejected
						M. Zarrabi ejected
11th February 1971	Fr AF	Mirage				Capt. Vericen
11th February 1971	USAF	F‑4D	66‑7473 HK	480th TFS/12th TFW or 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phu Cat	hit by automatic weapons fire while pulling up from target, near  Be Long, 12 M SW of Quang Tri, SVN
						pilot Capt. M. W. Ford ejected and rescued by ground troops	WSO 1st Lt .Robert A. Eisenbeisz killed	pic on file
	11 Feb 1971 Captain M. W. Ford and 1st Lt .Robert A. Eisenbeisz of the 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phu Cat were flying a close air support mission near Ba Long, some 12 miles southwest of Quang Tri City. Their aircraft, F-4D #66-7473, was hit by automatic weapons fire while pulling off from their third pass. Although Captain Ford successfully ejected and was picked up, 1st Lt Eisenbeisz did not leave the aircraft
15th February 1971	Ger AF	F.G91				HPT N. Heel
15th February 1971	USA	Mohawk				WO1 Dover
						SP4 Calloway
16th February 1971		Lightning Mk3	XP747	9 Sqdn	9 Sqdn XP698 and XP747 collided off Harwich. Flt. Lt "Chile" Cooper in XP698 was killed	Flt Lt Paul Reynolds ejected safely		Martin-Baker
16th February 1971	USAF	F‑4D	66‑8787 FA	25th TFS/8th TFW	lost control due to AAA damage sustained over Ban Karai Pass 40 M E of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand	Lt. COL W.Cox ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
						Capt. D.Warner ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
24th February 1971	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XN465/3	3 FTS	failing to recover from a spin crashed near Easingwold, Yorks	P.O Spears
						Flt. Lt. F. Morrison
24th February 1971	USN	A‑6A  Intruder	156994   NE 5	VA‑145 USS Ranger CVA-61	Operational loss. Crashed shortly after launch from USS Ranger Gulf of Tonkin off NVN,	Lt. Cdr. W. Galbraith ejected and rescued	???	Martin-Baker
						Lt. D. D. Waters ejected and rescued	???	Martin-Baker
25th February 1971	USAF	F‑4D	65‑0637 HK	480th TFS/12th TFW	AAA near Ban Tampanko, SVN	pilot ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
						WSO ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
25th February 1971	USAF	F‑4D	66‑6691	366th TFW	AAA hit in cockpit during target run near Ban Tamil 17 M SW of Khe Sarah, SVN	pilot killed
						WSO ejected safely
26th February 1971	USN	F-8J Crusader	BuNo 149150	VF-124	USA
27th February 1971	USN	A‑7E	NH 4	VA‑195	engine flamed out and could not be relighted in SEA	pilot ejected safely
27th February 1971	USN	F‑4J Phantom II	155884 NE 1	VF‑21 USS Ranger CVA-61	afterburner failed during catapult launch off USS Ranger. Aircraft crashed into the sea Gulf of Tonkin c125 M E of Gong Hoi, NVN
						ejected and killed	Lt.JG J. Carroll ejected and rescued	Martin-Baker
18th February 1971	USAF	F-4 Phantom II
						Capt. C. Ferrell	1.Lt. T.Propeck
22nd February 1971	Den	F-104				SK.Lt. P. E. R. Anthonsen
24th February 1971	RAF	Jet Provost
						P/O Spears	Flt. Lt. F. Morrison
25th February 1971	USAF	F-4 Phantom
						Lt. T.McLaughlin	Capt. J. Talley
25th February 1971	USAF	F-4 Phantom				Capt. Hedditch
25th February 1971	USN	Intruder
						Lt. Cdr. W.Galbraith	Lt. D.D.Waters
26th February 1971	GerAF	F-104				MAJ Schebiella
26th February 1971	Fr AF	Mystere				Capt. Marion
26th February 1971	Fr AF	Mystere				ADJ.CH Mandon
26th February 1971	USN	F-8 Crusader				Lt.JG Larson
27th February 1971	USAF	F-4 Phantom				1.Lt. E.Payne
27th February 1971	USN	F-4 Phantom				Carroll
th February 1971
th February 1971
th February 1971

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st March 1971	Fr AF	Mystere				Lt. Druau
3rd March 1971	Fr AF	Mirage IV						Martin-Baker Mk.BM.4
						Capt. Wirotte	Lt. Inge	Martin-Baker Mk.BM.4
4th March 1971	IndAF	Marut				Flt. Lt. S. Agnihotri
4th March 1971	USA	OV‑1B Mohawk	64‑14240	131st AVN company Phu-Bai	Aircraft suffered an engine failure while on night reconnaissance mission, then as the aircraft approached its base, Phu-Bai Thus, Thien province, SVN, the other engine failed			Martin-Baker
						pilot Captain James John Shereck ejected but seat malfunctioned and he fell to earth still strapped to the seat	Tech Obs. SPE3 Martin ejected OK	Martin-Baker
6th March 1971	USAF	A-1H Skyraider	139734			1st Lt. Charles L. Tipton		YANKEE extraction
9th March 1971	GerAF	F-104				O.Lt. D.Nickolai
11th March 1971		F‑100D	56‑3181	35th TFW	engine caught fire during take‑off, runway 33, Phu Cat AB, SVN
12th March 1971	GerAF	F-104				Lt. H.Gebhardt
13th March 1971	USN	A-7E Corsair II	157589 NE315	VA 113 USS RANGER	Struck by AAA during combat mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos Alive on ground Did not return	Lt. Barton Sheldon Creed		Escapac
14th March 1971	RAAF	Canberra Mk.20	A84-228	2 Sqn Phan Rang.	hit by two SAMs. Crashed 31 miles from Quang Tri, South Vietnam
						Pilot W. Cdr. F.J.L. Downing used face blind to eject aircraft staright and level at 14,000ft. at est. 250kt.After separation from the seat stabilised in free fall until parachute automaticaly opened. Crashed through tree and laned on his knees on steep slope. No ejection injuries but badly bruised left knee, broken right kneecap, minor injuries to right elbow.	Navigator Flt. Lt. Pinches ejected at 14,000ft. at 290kt.. Crashed through tree, suspended few feet from the ground in harness. Fractured 4 spinal vertebrae on ejecting, probably being caused by being hunched up on ejection when seat fired after second pull of th face blind. Fractured his left wrist and badly bruised his right hand in the tree.	Martin-Baker Mk.1C Parachute seat pack Mk.14
						Both were rescued by helicopter 28 hrs. later
15th March 1971	GerAF	F-104				O.Lt. J.Wagner
15th March 1971	Peru	Mirage				???
17th March 1971	IndAF	Hunter				P.O J. P. S. Talwar
17th March 1971	Kuwait AF	Jet Provost				P.O  A. R. Ghanam		Martin-Baker
15th March 1971	RAAF	Sabre		41 OTU from Williamstown	crashed some 41 miles awy from base	Pilot. Off. O.J. Elsbury ejected at 4,000ft, and 130kt. with aircraft spinning out of control.. Superficial injuries during ejection. Rescued 2 hours later by SAR helicopter from single seat life raft.		NAA - ejection seat. Parachute back type
16th March 1971	USN	F-8J Crusader	(BuNo) 150294 NP 114	VF-211 CVA-19	struck ramp during landing on carrier, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN	Lt. R. Amber
22nd March 1971	USAF	F‑4D	66‑7655 OC	13th TFS/432nd TRW	hit by SAM during recce escort mission, 10 M SW of Dong Hoi, NVN
						MAJ Cubberley ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter	MAJ R.Priest ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
23rd March 1971	Ger N	F-104					K. K. Gladziejewski
23rd March 1971	USN	RF-8G Crusader				Lt. T.A. Pearl
24th March 1971		OV‑10A	67‑14693	20th TASS/504th TASG	hit in cockpit by 37mm AAA. 5 M E of Ban Talon, S of Saravan, Laos	pilot ejected but was captured
26th March 1971	Den	L.T33
						Sgt. A. Berg	Flt. Lt. G. Houlind
30th March 1971	USN	Prowler				Lt. W. Lawrence
th March 1971

4-4-1971
USN Crusader F-8J (BuNo) 149196 VF-194 CVA-34



19-4-1971
USN A-6 Intruder. Lt. J. R. MacDonald and Lt. Cdr. B. Bremner ejected.
[sj./3030 & 3031]23-4-1971
USN Crusader F-8J (BuNo) 150878 VF-191 US

23-4-1971
RAF Harrier GR1 XV798/T of 20 Sqn. Suffered a very heavy vertical landing at Wildenrath, West
Germany. The pilot ejected.
[bmal/178] & [bmalog/31]

28-4-1971
RAF Lightning F.6 XS938/E of 23 Sqn. crashed into the estuary of the River Tay, 12 miles north
east of Leuchars, Fife after being abandoned following a reheat fire. Pilot ejected safely.
[barg/ap/54/91] & [bmal/178] & [bmalog/31]

28-4-1971
RAAF Macchi crashed into the sea off HMAS Albatros near Nowra. Pilot Lt. E. M. Kavanough and
Lt. P.L. Clark ejected and landed safely in the bush near Sussex Inlet. after aircraft went into an
inverted spin.
[Australian listing]

13apr71          55‑3749  F‑100D  VP  614th TFS/35th TFW, 25 M W of Katum, lust inside, Cambodia, hit by 37mm AAA during pull‑up

        from attack run, pilot ejected safely

15apr71          56‑2955  F‑100D  VM  352nd TFS/35th TFW, nr Kontum, SVN, hit by small arms fire during pull‑up from target run 4 M

        SW of Ben Het, nr Dak To. Turned towards base but crashed on the way back, pilot ejected

        safely and rescued by an Army unit

17apr71          157511  A‑7E  NE 305  VA‑113, or Ding, 35 M N of Muang Fangdeng, Laos, hit by 23mm AAA while attacking truck

        convoy, pilot ejected and was rescued by helicopter

21apr71          66‑7717  F‑4D  FP  497th TFS/8th TFW, southern part of Laos, hit by AAA, 2 crew ejected and were rescued

May
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
5th May 1971	USN	F-4 Phantom				Lt. Cdr. J.Allen		Martin-Baker
						Lt.JG Lehman		Martin-Baker
6th May 1971	USAF	F‑4E	67‑0335	4th TFS/366th TFW	hit by AAA. Tonle Kong river, 10 M SW of Muang Fangdeng, Laos	Major A. J. Blisset ejected and were rescued		Martin-Baker
						Capt. J. E. Seaton ejected and were rescued		Martin-Baker
8th May 1971	CAF	CF-100				Capt. R. McKendry		Martin-Baker
						Capt. G.E.Benton		Martin-Baker
10th May 1971 or 11th May 1971 Confirm ???	RAF	Lightning F3	XP744/H	56 Sqn	Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea eight miles south east of Cyprus, 15 miles west of Akrotiri	Flt. Lt. R.D.Cole ejected due to a fire		Martin-Baker
11th May 1971	Leb	Mirage	ONE OR TWO AIRCRAFT ???			Capt. J.Nader		Martin-Baker
						Capt. H. Daher		Martin-Baker
12th May 1971	RAF	Buccaneer				Flt. Lt. R. Holland
12th May 1971	USAF	F-4 Phantom				Major W. RowIey		Martin-Baker
						????		Martin-Baker
17th May 1971	USMC	Cougar				1.Lt. L. D. Cohen		Martin-Baker
18th May 1971	Fr N	Etendard				2.MTR Daumic		Martin-Baker
19th May 1971	RN	Phantom	XT862/VL156	767 Sqn.	Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 25 miles off Newquay / Torquay, Devon	Lt. P.Love		Martin-Baker
						Cdr. W. Hawley		Martin-Baker
20th May 1971	NFD							Martin-Baker
21st May 1971	USMC	F-4B Phantom II		MCAS El Toro	double engine flame out doing FMLP	Pilot Lt Tom Valerga ejected		Martin-Baker
						1.Lt. E.Hamamoto		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	As a young Marine RIO Lt. I ejected out of my F-4B at MCAS El Toro after having a double engine flame out doing FMLP.  Pilot was Lt Tom Valerga.  May 21, 1971.  We couldn't have been higher than 300 feet when we left.  Thankfully, we were in landing configuration and within the ejection envelop. I live in Hawaii with my wife of 37 years.  She was 6 mo. pregnant with my son, now 35, at the time of my ejection. Talk about a bad day at the office!   Eugene Hamamota
26th May 1971	RAF	Lightning	XS902/J	5 Sqn	Reheat fire. Crashed into the North Sea nine miles south east of Spurn Head, 15 miles north east of Grimsby, Yorkshire	Flt. Lt. A. McKay ejected		Martin-Baker
27th May 1971	Ger N	F-104				1.Lt. G. Kohlke		Martin-Baker

June
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
Friday 4th June 1971	USN	F‑4J Phantom II	Blue Angels	Blue Angels	Caught fire during practice. Crashed over Narragansett Bay near the ex-NAS Quonset Point in Rhode Island.	Cmdr Harley Hall ejected [see also 27th January 1973]		Martin-Baker

21-6-1971
USN Crusader F-8J (BuNo) 150868 VF-194 CVA-34

5-6-1971
RAF Buccaneer S2B XN987 of 12 Sqn. Lost control during air refuelling and crashed near Creil, 28
miles north east of Le Bourget, Northern France.
[bmal/178] & [bmalog/31]

8-6-1971 [SEA Conflict ?]
USA Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. SP4 R. Bailey and Maj. J. Collamore ejected.
[sj/3069 & 3070]

22-6-1971 [SEA Conflict ?]
USA Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. SFC Hinners ejected.
[sj/3077]

29-6-1971
RN Phantom FG1 XV565/R001 of 892 Sqn. Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida, USA
while operating off HMS Ark Royal. The crew ejected.
[bmal/177] & bmalog/35]

29-6-1971
RAF Jet Provost XN558/4 of 3FTS. Crashed at Dishforth, Nort Yoyrks after suffering a bird strike.
The crew ejected safely.
[bma]/179] & [bmalog/35]
 

041un71     

67‑14692        OV‑10A  20th TASS/504th TASG, nr Ban Thakkapang, 15 M NE of Muang Fangdeng, Laos, hit by ground

        fire. 2 crew ejected safely

O6jun71   151458        F‑4B  WS  VMFA‑323, nr Azusa, N of Duarte, CA, USA, collided with Air West DC‑9 N9345, pilot killed, RIO

        ejected safely. 49 on board DC‑9 killed

201un71    67‑14668  OV‑10A    20th TASS/504th TASG, or point where borders of Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam merge,

          but just inside Laos, hit by ground fire 15 M SE of Muang Fangdeng, 2 crew ejected safely and

          were rescued

21jun71 150868    F‑8J  NM 2  VF‑194, Gulf of Tonkin c70 M E of Dong Hoi. NVN, entered the break and flew into the water,

          pilot was squadron XO, he ejected but was killed when he drowned

241un71 

60‑6936    YF‑12A    NASA, Edwards AFB, CA, USA, caught fire on approach due to metal fatigue in fuel lines, 2

          crew ejected safely

291un71    66‑8686  F‑4D  FO    435th TFS/8th TFW, nr Da Nang AB, SVN, hit by 37mm AAA over western part of DMZ, tried to

          reach Da Nang but lost control on final approach, 2 crew ejected safely

8-7-1971
RAF Lightning F3 Xp705/L of 29 Sqn. Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea 35 miles south off
Akrotiri, Cyprus after the pilot ejected following an engine fire.
[bmal/179] & [bmalog/35]

10-7-1971
F-4 Phantom U.S.A.F., South East Asia 3,000th Life saved by Martin-Baker seat. [MB H7AF]


28-7-1971
USN A-6 Intruder. Lt. A. T. Nilsen and Lt. Cdr. G. O'Brian ejected.
[sj./3102 & 3103]

29-7-1971 Vietnam
USMC OV-10 Bronco of VAL-4 the "Black Ponies" was shot down by Viet Cong Fire. The two
man crew ejected and were rescued by Army helicopter.
[Air Enthus. No 32 p. 78]

10jul71   

  66‑0392    RF‑4C  AC    12th TRS/460th TRW, 45 M W of Saigon, SVN, hit by automatic weapons fire and starboard

          wing caught fire nr Stoeng Treng, 60 M N of Kratie, Cambodia. Fire went out and crew tried to

          return to Tan Son Nhut but lost control, 2 crew ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter

227ul71    65‑0847  RF‑4C  AC    12th TRS/460th TRW, nr Prom Prey Rumdeng, 55 M S of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, hit by AAA,

          crew ejected safely and rescued by Army helicopter

28jul71    139702  A‑1 H  TC    1st SOS/56th SOW, 10 M W of Khe Sanh, SVN, hit by small arms fire, pilot ejected and was

          rescued by US Army helicopter

07sep71     66‑0316    F‑4E    1st TFW, c5 M SE of Clewiston, FL, USA, left engine caught fire, 2 crew ejected safely
 

21sep71    148262  TF‑4A    US Navy, nr San Diego, CA, USA, canopy became separated, at least 1 crewmember ejected

        safely

22sep71    68‑0559    RF‑4C  ZR  86th TFW, Zweibrucken AB, West Germany, 2 crew ejected safely

30sep71      66‑0332        F‑4E  FD  27th TFS/1st TFW, Tampa Bay, FL, USA, engines lost power, lost control during approach, 2

        crew ejected safely

02sep71    66‑8731  F‑4D  OC  13th TFS/432nd TRW, nr Ban Len, northern edge of Plain of Jars, Laos, hit by small arms fire

  while attacking enemy troop concentrations, 2 crew ejected and rescued by Air America

        helicopter

08sep71    153223  A‑7A  NM 3  VA‑153, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, engine failed during launch from USS Oriskany, pilot ejected

        safely and was rescued

22sep71    154430  A‑78  NM 411  VA‑215, m SEA, probably in sea oft NVN, engine failure during strike mission, pilot ejected

        safely

26sep71   

  67‑14664    OV‑10A    19th TASS/504th TASG, 10 M NW of Kampong Cham, Cambodia, hit by AAA while controlling air

        strike against 4 12.7mm AAA sites. Caught tire and crashed, 2 crew ejected and were rescued

        by USAF helicopter