Accident Republic F-105D-15-RE Thunderchief 61-0068, Friday 5 January 1968
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Date:Friday 5 January 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f105 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-105D-15-RE Thunderchief
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 61-0068
MSN: D263
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 miles of Bac Giang, NE of Hanoi, North Vietnam -   Vietnam
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by 85 mm AAA.
Pilot killed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Dec-2012 00:00 ASN Archive Added
29-Mar-2013 09:48 Uli Elch Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ]
29-Aug-2024 22:58 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ]

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