Accident Vought A-7D Corsair II 71-0310, Sunday 24 December 1972
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Date:Sunday 24 December 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought A-7D Corsair II
Owner/operator:USAF - 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Registration: 71-0310
MSN: D-221
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Unknown, Laos -   Laos
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with OV-10A* over Laos.
Pilot ejected and became POW. Pilot of OV-10A killed.

* Other source states collision was with an O-1G Bird Dog.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
USAF Individual Aircraft Record Cards

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Apr-2013 16:51 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
25-Oct-2025 07:00 phlamberts Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ]

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