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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-1H Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 139755 |
| MSN: | 10987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 35 mi N of Dong Hoi, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) |
Shot down by ground fire and crashed into a peak 40 miles northwest of Dong Hoi. Pilot was killed.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 3 DEC 1965, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2014 10:30 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 10:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 11:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 17-Feb-2022 21:45 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2024 07:09 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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