Accident Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair II 71-0312, Saturday 2 December 1972
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Date:Saturday 2 December 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair II
Owner/operator:USAF - 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Registration: 71-0312
MSN: D-223
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Barthelemy Pass, Laos -   Laos
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by AAA near Barthelemy Pass, Xiangkohang Province, Laos.
Pilot KiA.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
USAF Individual Aircraft Record Cards

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2012 13:08 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
12-Apr-2013 16:53 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ]
25-Oct-2025 07:00 phlamberts Updated [Operator, Source, ]

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