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| Date: | Sunday 31 October 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4E Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | VA-164 US Navy |
| Registration: | 151173 |
| MSN: | 13343 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Kep/Bac Giang, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Oriskany (CVA-34) |
Shot down by ground fire while leading a flight of eight Thunderchiefs, Pilot ejected safely but die in captivity. No indication of the cause of death.
Sources:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/4357
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/p/p066.htm
https://ipms-mckinstry.org/2015/11/10/the-story-of-magic-stone-466/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2024 07:10 | Cobar | Added |
| 24-May-2025 07:40 | J155 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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