ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167236
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1965 |
| Time: | 11:00 UTC+7 |
| Type: |  Douglas EA-1F Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 132540 |
| MSN: | VR703 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway (CVA-41) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by ground fire during SAR for missing Skyhawk Pilot.
Pilot LTJG M.D. McMican
Plane: EA-1F Douglas Skyraider
Crew:
LTJG Gerald M. Romano (Radar operator/ECM coordinator)
ATN-2 Thomas Lee Plants (ECM operator)
ATR3 William Harry Amspacher Jr. (ECM operator)
Status: Pilot and crew: KIA
BuNo: 132540
Tale Code: VR
Modex No: 703
Call Sign: ROBINSON
Squadron: VAW-13 Zappers Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 13
ON 2 JUN 65 LTIG "M" "D" MCMICAN, PILOT; LTIG GERALD M. ROMANO, CO-PILOT; AND AT3 WILLIAM H. AMSPACHER AND ATN3 THOMAS L. PLANTS, CREWMEN, OVER NORTH VIETNA LEG MCMI CAN WAS CIRCLIN STAB HO CAD ON CHEM SION - DAVID M. CHRISTIAN (REFNO 0092-1-01) HAD EJECTED. WHILE MAKING A LOW PASS, LTJG MCMICAN'S AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY ENEMY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL, REPORTEDLY IN THE VICINITY OF GRID COORDINATES WG 920 815, AND WAS SEEN TO CRASH AND BURN ON IMPACT. OTHER SEARCH AIRCRAFT WERE KEPT FROM MAKING A CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE CRASH SITE BY ENEMY FIRE.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
El Litoral 2 June 1965, p1
Joint Task Force Final Accounting - Biographic Site Report
Library Of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/powmia/pwmaster_115344/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2014 09:23 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 22-Jun-2014 09:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2015 15:36 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2024 08:18 | LarryCh | Updated [Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 03-Jan-2024 19:47 | LarryCh | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, Category] |
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