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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 151625 |
| MSN: | NA283-31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Nghe An Province, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) |
Shot down by AAA. Both crew members ejected just offshore but only the pilot survived to become a POW. RAN was likely killed by his captors.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Wings of Fame, Vol 19.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2012 09:00 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:31 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 10:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 02-Jul-2024 09:13 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2024 11:16 | Larry | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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