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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-10-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | 333rdTFS 355thTFW - USAF |
| Registration: | 60-0451 |
| MSN: | D-139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Da Long, Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lead of a flight of two, was shot down by gunfire. Pilot Capt Douglas Frank Mahan (26) killed in the crash, remains recovered in 1977. Last pilot to die in F-105D during Vietnam Ops
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
Scramble
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/31970/DOUGLAS-F-MAHAN/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 27-Mar-2013 10:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2025 20:05 | J155 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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