ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192505
Last updated: 20 October 2017
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| Date: | 08-APR-1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American OV-10A Bronco |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-2, MAG-16, USMC |
| Registration: | 155420 |
| C/n / msn: | 305-31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Go Noi Island, 20 miles South of Da Nang, South Vietnam -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang AB, South Vietnam (DAD/VVNN) |
| Da Nang AB, South Vietnam (DAD/VVNN) |
OV‑10A Bu No 155420 of VMA‑2, MAG‑16, USMC, Marble Mountain: Shot down on visual reconnaissance mission just north of Go Noi Island. Hit by small arms fire while attacking a river crossing point 20 miles South of Da Nang, South Vietnam on April 8, 1969.
Both crew - 1st Lt Joseph L Stone and 1st Lt Michael R Cathey - ejected and survived: both were rescued by a USMC UH-1E.
Sources:
1. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/OV_10_BRONCO.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2017 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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