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| Date: | Sunday 8 December 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-20-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0150 |
| MSN: | D345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 mi W Sam Neua, Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VTPI |
Shot down by gunfire. Pilot 1/Capt. Robert Alan Rex KIA
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
Burrusspta
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/r/r058.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2013 10:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2013 10:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2019 09:48 | J155 | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2022 08:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2024 12:07 | rwiberg06 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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