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| Date: | Monday 15 March 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-1H Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Forced ditching after sustaining anti-aircraft artillery damage in battle mission. Pilot Lt (jg) Charles F. Clydesdale (25) was trapped in the sinking plane and died.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 March 1965, p 2°Edition
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/publication-508-pdf/RollingThunder_508_MOD.pdf
https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=QLoaEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=%22Charles+F.+Clydesdale%22&source=bl&ots=cgCJSutxGB&sig=ACfU3U0MrwInkdmAD9QXPD2Dg2gNE9Pyqw&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKvYK87uz_AhWOmlYBHaaaAPMQ6AF6BAgjEAM#v=onepage&q=%22Charles%20F.%20Clydesdale%22&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2021 15:56 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jul-2023 06:30 | RDV | Updated |
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