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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1965 |
| Time: | 10:30 UTC+7 |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4E Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 151144 |
| MSN: | 13314 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Sam Son/Thanh Hoa, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway (CVA-41) |
| Thanh Hoa Province, North Vietnam |
VA-23 Black Knights A-4E BuNo 151144, NE-348, Lt.(jg) David Marion Christian was shot down when he was hit by AAA while pulling up from ground assault strike south of Than Hoa.
Sources:
El Litoral 2 June 1965, p1
https://skyhawk.org/article-unit/va23
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 15:26 | TB | Added |
| 29-Dec-2023 08:12 | LarryCh | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 01-Jul-2024 15:00 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
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