ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141796
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1972 |
| Time: | 08:55 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A |
| Owner/operator: | 430th TFSqn /474th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 67-0099 |
| MSN: | A1-144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin, near Hoanh Dong, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Takhli RTAFB, Thailand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by SA-2 SAM or AAA over North Vietnam during Operation "Linebacker II". 67-0099 was engaged in a combat mission over North Vietnam; it was scheduled to strike the Hanoi International Radio Communication (RADCOM) Transmitter at 08:53 hours, Hanoi time. The last radio call contact was received by an orbiting Moonbeam C-130 command and control aircraft at 0854 hours after bomb release on the target
After being hit by AAA or a SA-2 SAM, their aircraft was forced to ditch in the Gulf of Tonkin near the coastline at Hoanh Dong. Loss co-ordinates: 20 17N, 106 36E, It was suspected that these two airmen may have ejected
Both crew - LT COL Ronald J. Ward (pilot) and MAJ James R. McElvain (WSO) killed.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_A.htm
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/w/w127.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2012 12:04 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Jan-2013 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2021 10:36 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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