ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192493
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American OV-10A Bronco |
| Owner/operator: | VMO-2 / MAG-16 USMC |
| Registration: | 155411 |
| MSN: | 305-22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quang Nam, 6 miles South West of Da Nang, South Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang AB, South Vietnam (DAD/VVNN) |
| Da Nang AB, South Vietnam (DAD/VVNN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
OV-10A Bu No 155411 of VMO‑2, MAG‑16, USMC, Marble Mountain. Destroyed in combat December 3 1968: believed shot down by ground fire/AAA at Quang Nam, 6 miles South West of Da Nang, South Vietnam. The aircraft caught fire and burned out. Both crew - 1st Lt Robert Lyon Norton and 1st Lt Robert Arthur Carney - believed MIA/KIA. They were later confirmed KIA, and their bodies recovered. They were both interned together at Arlington National Cemetary on July 1, 1969
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20160917114715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/OV_10_BRONCO.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://www.virtualwall.org/dn/NortonRL02a.htm
4. http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/38157/ROBERT-L-NORTON
5. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=15150423
6. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rlnorton.htm
7. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/racarney.htm
8. http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/CarneyRA01a.htm
9. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15150386
10. http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/7963/ROBERT-A-CARNEY
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2017 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Feb-2020 12:54 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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