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Lockheed U-2A 56-6713, lost on the 8th of July '58 near Wayside, TX. RAF pilot Christopher H. Walker killed....

 

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Lockheed F-104C-10-LO Starfighter 57-913 (8th TFW, 435th TFS) hit by AAA while attacking a truck park near Troc, NVN on the 1st of September '66. Pilot ejected and taken POW. May have been beaten to death.

 

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Lockheed 57-1313 F-104B-15-LO Starfighter, to Pakistan in '61....

Then I find this....

Date: 22-APR-1960
Time:
Type: Lockheed F-104B-15-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator: 83rd FIS, USAF (83rd FIS, United States Air Force)
Registration: 57-1313
C/n/msn: 283-5025
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1/Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: 3NM NNE of Hamilton AFB, in the bay.
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Hamilton AFB
Destination airport:
Narrative: Engine failure due a bad overhaul. Lt. Bernell A. "Bernie" Mason and Capt Orland "Wayne" Jensen both ejected. Lt mason was at his first ride on F104!

 

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Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 57-1513 collided in midair on the 15th of October '59 with B-52 57-036 near Leitchfield, KY while during midair refuelling. The B-52 was carrying 2 nuclear bombs. Both aircraft crashed.

 

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Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 58-0013 converted to KC-135E.
Lost 2 engines after encountering severe turbulence. Was able to land safely and was repaired.

 

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58-1013 Convair Y/RB-58A-10-CF Hustler (MSN 20) ordered as YB-58A. Modified during production for a photo reconnaissance pod designated as RB-58A. First flight Feb 1959. Assigned to 6592nd Test Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX. Modified to operational aircraft for SAC, designated B-58A. Assigned to 43rd Bombardment Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. Later to Little Rock AFB, AR. To MASDC as BQ043 29/12/69. Scrapped Jul 25, 1977

 

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Republic F-105D-20-RE Thunderchief 61-0113 (6235th TFW, 563rd TFS) shot down on the 27th of July '65, 30 mi W of Hanoi. Pilot POW.

 

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Republic F-105D-25-RE Thunderchief 61-0213 (388th TFW, 34th TFS) shot down on the 15th of June '67. Pilot MIA.

 

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Cessna A-37A Dragonfly 67-14513 (604th SOS) burned after emergency landing at Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam in October 1968.

 

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Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16013 (MSN 0398) assigned to D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division Light Horse Feb 1970-Mar 1970. Assigned to C Troop, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade Outcasts. Shot down on the 9th of December '71, Kien Giang Province, RVN

 

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Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16113 (MSN 0498)assigned to Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division 1968-1970. Assigned to 142nd Transportation Company (Aircraft Direct Support). Assigned to C Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment Ruthless Riders May 1970-Dec 1971. Combat damage Aug 15, 1971 South Vietnam. The pilot decided to fly back to the staging area at LZ English. The aircraft was later slung out under a Huey and returned for repair. Assigned to 604th Transportation Company (Aircraft Direct Support) Dec 1971. Bailed to Hughes Aircraft, Culver City, CA.

 

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Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16213 (MSN 0598) Assigned to 199th Light Infantry Brigade. Accident on the 29th of January '69, South Vietnam.

 

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Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16413 (MSN 0798) assigned to D Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Darkhorse. Assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry. Accident the 13th of September '69 South Vietnam.

 

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Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16513 (MSN 0898) assigned to A Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment Ruthless Riders Feb 1969-Mar 1969. Combat damage Mar 14, 1969 South Vietnam by small arms fire which hit the passenger-cargo area, the tail section, and the main rotor system. There was structural damage to the helicopter plus damage to the fuel system. Assigned to 79th Transportation Company (Aircraft Direct Support). Bailed to Hughes Aircraft, Culver City, CA. Assigned to C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment Condors Dec 1969-Feb 1970. Accident on the 20th of February '70 South Vietnam.

 

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Hughes OH-6A Cayuse 67-16613 (MSN 0998) assigned to D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division Light Horse Apr 1969. Accident on the 23rd of May '69 South Vietnam.

 

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Boeing-Vertol CH-47C Chinook 67-18513 (B-483) accepted by the US Army on the 29th of April '68. Assigned to C Company, 159th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion. Crashed Tam Ky in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam on the 2nd of August '69 after midair collision with O-2 67-21332. 5 crew killed. The O-2 also crashed, killing its pilot.