ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69531
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas EB-66C Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 54-464 |
| MSN: | 44764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Phu An, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Takhli RTAFB, Thailand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On July 20, 1966, an EB-66C was dispatched from the 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 460TRW, attached to 355 TFW USAF, at Takhli RTAFB in Thailand on an electronic countermeasure mission over North Vietnam. The crew and technicians that day included Capt. Lawrence Barbay, Capt. Glendon W. Perkins, Capt. Norman A. McDaniel, Capt. William H. Means Jr., 1Lt. Edward L. Hubbard, and 1st Lt. Craig R. Nobert.
Nobert served as the electronics warfare officer on the flight.
The flight was normal to the target area near Tuyen Quang, Quang Bac Thai Province, North Vietnam. At this point, the aircraft was orbited east/west. During this maneuver, the aircraft was hit by hostile fire. Two parachutes were seen to eject the aircraft, after which the aircraft descended and disintegrated.
54-0464 was hit by one or two SA‑2 missiles 25 miles north of Thai Nguyen. Flight maintained 55 miles to the southwest. Crashed near Phu An near the confluence of the Red River and the Black River
In the spring of 1973, 591 Americans were released from prison camps in Vietnam, including most of the crew of the Skywarrior lost on July 20, 1966. They had been held in various POW camps in and around Hanoi for nearly seven years. Only Nobert remained Missing in Action. For 24 years, the Vietnamese have denied knowledge of the fate of Craig R. Nobert, even though the U.S. believes there is a good possibility he was captured and died in captivity. During their captivity, Perkins, Barbay and McDaniel were promoted to the rank of Major. Hubbard was promoted to the rank of Captain. Means was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Craig R. Nobert was promoted to the rank of Major during the period he was maintained missing. The EGRESS reports note that William Means was told by the interrogator "EEL" that Craig Norbert died one hour after capture from burns.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170123023002/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1966jul-sep.htm
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=81136
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/crnorbert.htm
El Litoral 21 July 1966, p1
http://web.archive.org/web/20161114042721/http://www.pmkc.com:80/B66/Deaths%20From%20B-66%20Ops%20AF%20Personnel%20Version.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2011 02:40 | ThW | Updated [Operator, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2011 00:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2012 09:34 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 13-Feb-2013 20:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2015 16:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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