ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177571
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| Date: | Saturday 17 September 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom |
| Owner/operator: | 558th TFS, 12th TFW USAF |
| Registration: | 63-7509 |
| MSN: | 519 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles north of Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang, South Vietname |
| Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two F-4C (63-7509 and 64-0716) shot down over NVN by rockets (Sidewinder) fired from MiG-17. THe official USAF record of the loss of these two aircraft is that "Mid-air collision at night on final approach. Hung ordinance detonated".
All four crew (two in each aircraft) KIA. Crew were:
Captain Robert Edward Rocky - KIA
Capt D. G. Browning - ejected landed in China Sea
First Lieutenant Michael Edward Surwald - KIA
Captain Edward Dean McCann - KIA
However it is not clear which crew member was in which aircraft, and the fate of Capt D.G.Browning is not known (he survived the initial incident, but what happened next is not known
Sources:
1. El Litoral 17 September 1966, p1
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170917020420/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1966.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html
4. https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=81382
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2015 18:07 | TB | Added |
| 15-Aug-2015 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2015 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2019 09:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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