| Date | Model | Serial # | Crew | Crew Status/Injuries | Remarks | |
| Note: I have included the 45th TFS and 47th TFS losses here because although not 8th TFW members they were the Ubon pioneers. | ||||||
| 1 | 06/21/65 | F-4C | 64-0685 |
Cpt Briggs Cpt. Paul Anthony Kari |
None/RR | Acft hit by ground fire |
| 2 | 09/04/65 | F-4C | 63-7700 |
Cpt. James A. Branch 1Lt. Eugene M. Jewell |
MIA MIA | 15th TFW-Ubon: On September 4, 1965, Branch and Jewell comprised the crew of an F4C assigned a bombing mission over North Vietnam. The mission target was in Nghe An Province, near a railroad about halfway between the cities of Tho Trang and Phu Dien Chau. During a low-altitude strafing run, the aircraft was shot down, crashed and exploded. No parachutes were observed departing the crippled aircraft. |
| 3 | 09/24/65 | F-4C | 64-0700 | ukn | none | Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run. Ditched at sea. |
| 4 | 09/30/65 | F-4C | 64-0680 |
Cpt C.M. Chesnutt 1LT. M.D.Chwan |
fatal/fatal | Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run. Struck ground and exploded. |
| 5 | 10/01/65 | F-4C | 63-7712 |
Cpt. C J. Scharf 1Lt. M.J. Massucci |
fatal/fatal | 432nd TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run 75 miles NW of Hanoi. |
| 6 | 10/05/65 | F-4C | 63-7563 |
Capt James Otis Hivner 1Lt Thomas Joseph Barrett |
Both POW-R | 47 TFS/15 TFW deployed to Ubon: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run. Crashed 5 miles from target. Both aircrew ejected successfully and were spotted on ground. Could not be rescued due to ground fire. |
| 7 | 10/16/65 | F-4C | 64-0730 |
Cpt T.E. Collins 1Lt Edward A. Brudno |
POW-R POW-R | 68th TFS: Hit on strike mission the PR-II |
| 8 | 12/19/65 | F-4C | 63-7526 |
Cpt B. Kann GIB ukn | none/none | 433rd TFS: Acft. hit by SAM, flew to Thailand were crew ejected and were picked up by helo. |
| 9 | 12/20/65 | F-4C | 64-0678 |
Cpt Robert D. Jeffrey 1Lt.George I. Mims, Jr. |
POW-R MIA-BNR | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by heavy AAA during CAP mission, went straight into ground. |
| 10 | 02/21/66 | F-4C | 64-0728 |
Cpt J.L. Moore, Jr. 1Lt M.J. Peters |
Rescued Rescued | 497th TFSLost making a run over targets in Laos. Hit by uknown gunfire. |
| 11 | 02/28/66 | F-4C | 64-0742 |
Cpt J.C. Kahl 1Lt G.H. Hall |
Rescued Rescued | 433rd TFS:Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run. Crew flew within 10 miles of Ubon before ejecting. |
| 12 | 03/15/66 | F-4C | 64-0732 |
Ltc Peter J. Stewart Cpt Martin R. Scott |
KIA-BNR KIA-BNR | 497th TFS: During night strafing attack on trucks aircraft impacted ground. |
| 13 | 03/28/66 | F-4C | 63-7681 |
Cpt D.J. Rokes 1Lt J.O. Ozbolt |
Rescued Rescued | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run. Crew ejected and were rescued. |
| 14 | 04/16/66 | F-4C | 63-7677 |
Maj Samuel R. Johnson Cpt Larry J. Chesley |
POW-R POW-R | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run. Crew ejected. |
| 15 | 05/15/66 | F-4C | 64-0760 |
Cpt. Donald L. King 1Lt. Frank. Ralston III |
MIA MIA |
433rd TFS: Early on the morning of 14 May 1966 a section of F-4C Phantoms from the 433rd Tac Fighter Sqdn took off from Ubon RTAFB for an armed reconnaissance mission near Dong Hoi, just north of the Demilitarized Zone. The two aircraft hit the tanker and headed for their target area. Before actually locating or prosecuting any targets, the wing aircraft (F-4C 64-0760, flown by Capt D. L. King and 1stLt Frank D. Ralston) went down under rather mysterious circumstances. The flight leader saw a "streak of light", suggesting a surface-to-air missile, and heard a garbled call from his wingman - but nothing more. Search and rescue efforts failed to locate either aircraft or crew, and the two men were classed as missing in action. |
| 13 | 05/17/66 | F-4C | 64-0717 | ukn/ukn | none/none | 433rd TFS: Acft. overran runway. |
| 14 | 05/30/66 | F-4C | 64-7664 |
Col. Dayton W. Ragland 1Lt. N. R. Herrold |
MIA MIA | 555th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during pass on Thanh Hoa railway bridge. Aircraft ditched at sea. |
| 15 | 06/01/66 | F-4C | 63-7571 |
Cpt Armand V. Meyers 1Lt. J. L. Borling |
POW-R POW-R | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during flare drop. |
| 16 | 07/20/66 | F-4C | 63-7695 |
1Lt S.W. George Cpt. R.A. Walmsley | Fatal Rescued | 555th TFS: Fire warning light came on during GCA approach. Pilot eject to low. GIB stayed with aircraft and survived with multible fractures. |
| 17 | 08/08/66 | F-4C | 63-7560 | Cpt. Lawrence Golberg 1Lt. Patrick E. Wynne |
MIA-RR 1977 MIA-RR 1977 | 555th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during armed recon mission in NVN. |
| 18 | 08/12/66 | F-4C | 63-7502 |
Cpt R.L. Penn 1Lt B.L. Finzer |
Rescued Rescued | 497th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire, crew ejected and was rescued |
| 19 | 08/27/66 | F-4C | 63-7525 |
Maj. J.E. Barrow 1Lt. T.H. Walsh |
Rescued Rescued | 497th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run Crew ejected over water and picked up by Navy rescue team. |
| 20 | 08/29/66 | F-4C | 63-7503 |
Cpt. Kenneth D.. Robinson 1LT. Sammie D. Hoff |
MIA-RR 1989 MIA-RR 1989 | 497th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run over Quang Binh, NVN. |
| 21 | 09/04/66 | F-4C | 63-7561 |
1Lt J.L.Nasmyth 1Lt Raymound P. Salzarulo |
POW-R KIA-RR 1990 | 555th TFS: Acft hit by SAM near Thai Nguygen |
| 22 | 09/10/66 | F-4C | 64-0832 |
Cpt Douglas B. Peterson 1LT Bernard L. Talley |
POW-R POW-R | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by SAM while attacking a bridge outside Hanoi. |
| 23 | 09/13/66 | F-4C | 63-7640 |
Maj P. Patterson 1LT. R. Thomas |
Recovered Recovered | 497th TFS: Acft was in process of jettisoning CTR MER w/4 MK82 bombs. Bombs hit acft causing fire. Crew ejected. |
| 24 | 09/13/66 | F-4C | 63-7694 |
Cpt John E. Stackhouse 1LT Benjamin B. Finzer |
Fatal-RR Fatal-RR | 497th TFS: Soon after becoming airborne Acft. went into an excessively steep pitch angle, stalled and impacted the runway. |
| 25 | 09/16/66 | F-4C | 63-7643 |
Maj John Robertson 1Lt Hubert E.Buchanan |
MIA POW-R | 555th TFS: On September 16, 1966, a four-plane squadron headed from Ubon for a railroad bridge in the Red River Delta. Robertson's plane was in the number three position designated "Moonglow 3", and his systems operator on the flight was 1Lt. Hubert E. Buchanan. The squadron came under heavy fire, Robertson's plane was hit (Poss MiG-17) and went down. Buchanan successfully ejected, and was taken prisoner. |
| 26 | 09/18/66 | F-4C | 63-7687 |
Cpt. D.J. Fitzgerald 1Lt Peter C. Bruhn | Recovered Recovered | 555th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire, resulting in complete loss of fuel. Acft ran off runway at Dong Ha during landing. |
| 27 | 09/21/66 | F-4C | 63-7642 |
Cpt Richard Kellems 1Lt John Thomas |
Recovered Recovered | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by MiG-17 gunfire during bomb run. Flew on one engine to Gulf of Tokin where crew ejected and picked up by helo. |
| 28 | 09/29/66 | F-4C | 64-0736 |
Maj Saul Waxman 1Lt J.E. Glover |
KIA-RR Rescued | 497th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run |
| 29 | 10/02/66 | F-4C | 64-0821 |
1Lt J.W. Lacasse 1Lt.A.L.Workman |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS: CBU bomblet collision during release. Acft caught fire, crew ejected |
| 30 | 10/05/66 | F-4C | 64-0702 |
Cpt. William R.Andrews 1Lt Edward Garland |
KIA-RR 1990 Rescued |
433rdTFS: On 5 October 1966 four F-4C Phantoms launched from Ubon RTAFB as escorts for two RB-66 electronic warfare aircraft which, in their turn, were supporting a strike on a bridge some 45 miles southwest of Yen Bai, North Vietnam. While orbiting at 30,000 feet in the target area the support package received a MiG warning and at about the same time the Phantom flight lead realized that his #3 aircraft was missing. The #3 aircraft, F-4C tail number 64-0702, was being flown by 1st Lt E. W. Garland and Capt William R. Andrews. Shortly thereafter voice communications were established with Garland and Andrews, who had ejected from their F-4 after it was struck by an Atoll missile fired by a MiG-21. Before search-and-rescue aircraft reached the scene Captain Andrews reported that he had been wounded and was losing consciousness. The 38th ARRS, Det 5, responded with two HH-3E helicopters escorted by A-1 Skyraiders. The first helicopter on-scene, HH-3E tail number 65-12785, was heavily hit by ground fire and was forced to withdraw with one wounded crewmember. The second helicopter, HH-3E tail number 65-12778, also was heavily hit, with two crewmembers wounded, but succeeded in picking up 1st Lt Garland before withdrawing (this aircraft was shot down on 20 Oct 1966 during another SAR effort). No trace of Captain Andrews was found. Andrews was classed as Missing in Action and was twice promoted while in that status. When the POWs were repatriated in 1973 Andrews was not among them, nor did any of the POWs have knowledge of him. The Secretary of the Air Force approved a Presumptive Finding of Death for Lt Col Andrews on 24 Sep 1974, changing his status to Died while Missing/Body not Recovered. On 13 Sep 1990 the Vietnamese turned over human remains that were publicly identified on 11 Dec 1990 as those of William R. Andrews. He was buried with full military honors in Phoenix, Arizona, on 14 February 1991. |
| 31 | 10/07/66 | F-4C | 63-7486 |
1Lt Robert M. Gilchrist 1Lt Eugene M. Pabst |
KIA KIA | 497th TFS: Acft was making rocket pass from 200 ft. alt. and impacted ground. Presume ground fire. |
| 32 | 10/20/66 | F-4C | 63-7518 |
Maj L. Breckinridge 1Lt J.E. Merrick |
Rescued Rescued | 433rd TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during bomb run over target in Laos. |
| 34 | 12/20/66 | F-4C | 64-0698 |
1LT
David A. Lum 1Lt P.A. Stipp |
Rescued Rescued | 497th TFS: Entered unrecontrollable spin during return flight from Clark. Crashed in ocean. |
| 35 | 12/27/66 | F-4C | 64-0833 |
Maj. R.E. Gust Lt. Shepard |
Recovered recovered | 555th TFS: Inflight fire due to fuel leak in engine bay. |
| 36 | 01/23/67 | F-4C | 64-0773 |
Cpt Barry B. Bridger 1Lt. David Gray |
POW-R POW-R | 497th TFS" Hit by a surface to air missile. The plane burst into flames and fell beneath the cloud layers. No parachutes were seen nor were beeper signals heard |
| 37 | 03/03/67 | F-4C | 63-7656 |
LTC Charles D. Robay Maj. Floyd W. Richardson |
KIA-RR KIA-RR 1989 | 497th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during weapons delivery in RP-I. |
| 38 | 03/10/67 | F-4C | 63-7653 |
Cpt. Earl D. Aman Cpt Robert W. Houghton |
Recovered Recovered | 433rd TFS: This is the Famous Pardo's Push |
| 39 | 03/10/67 | F-4C | 64-0839 |
Cpt John Pardo 1Lt Stephen A. Wayne |
Recovered Recovered | 433rd TFS: This is the Famous Pardo's Push |
| 40 | 03/21/67 | F-4C | 64-0788 |
ukn ukn |
Both Rescued | 433rd TFS: Involved in Mid-Air with 63-7586. If I remember correctly, they were playing Thunderbirds. |
| 41 | 03/26/67 | F-4C | 64-0849 |
LTC. Frederick A. Crow 1Lt Henry Fowler |
POW-R POW-R | 433rd TFS: Acft. hit by SAM. |
| 42 | 04/24/67 | F-4C | 63-7641 |
1Lt. Charles David Austin Maj. Herman L. Knapp |
MIA MIA | 433rdTFS: During the strike, Knapp and Austin's aircraft was struck by a flak burst, disintegrated, and two large pieces of flaming wreckage were seen to strike the gound in a fireball. No parachutes were seen and no beepers were heard.. |
| 43 | 04/28/67 | F-4C | 64-0720 |
Maj. V. Christian Cpt. Bodahl |
Rescued Rescued | 433rd TFS: Fire and explosion during takeoff roll. Suspect engine failure ruptured fuel cell. |
| 44 | 05/09/67 | F-4C | 63-7652 |
Maj. R. Wettington Lt. L.W. Crane |
none 3rd degree burns |
433rd TFS: Left MG tire blew on takeoff. Acft caught fire. |
| 45 | 05/20/67 | F-4C | 63-7669 |
Maj Jack VanLoan 1Lt Joesph Milligan |
POW-R POW-R | 433rd TFS: Lost to MiG-17 |
| 46 | 05/22/67 | F-4C | 63-7692 |
Cpt.Elton L. Perrine 1LT.Kenneth F. .Backus |
MIA MIA |
497th TFS, RP-6B, Acft hit by ground fire over NVN |
| 47 | 05/22/67 | F-4C | 64-0708 |
Maj Richard D. Vogel 1Lt. D. L. Baldwin |
POW-R Rescued |
497th TFS, RP-6, Acft hit by ground fire over NVN |
| 48 | 06/10/67 | F-4D | 66-0236 |
Maj. C.H. Allen Lt. Becker |
Rescued Rescued | 435th TFS: Fuel Problem. Crew bailed |
| 49 | 06/12/67 | F-4C | 63-7673 |
Maj D. Fulcham Cpt. W. Harding |
Rescued Rescued | 555th TFS, Acft hit by ground fire. Crashed at sea. |
| 50 | 12Jun67 | F-4C | 63-7710 |
Cpt M.G. Slapkais 1Lt T.E. Bongartz |
Rescued Rescued | 555th TFS, lost hydraulics after TO. |
| 51 | 07/17/67 | F-4D | 66-0248 |
Cpt. R.R. Headley 1Lt. G.A. Kuehner |
Rescued Rescued | 555th TFS, RP-1, Acft hit by ground fire during weapons delivery. |
| 52 | 07/27/67 | F-4C | 64-0848 |
1LT Richard Brazik CPT. Richard Claflin |
KIA-BNR KIA-BNR |
433rd TFS, On the night of 26 Jul 1967 a flight of F-4C Phantoms from the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th TFW, Ubon RTAFB, was scheduled for an armed reconnaissance mission along Highway 15 which ran from Laos through the Mu Gia Pass into North Vietnam. The wing position was flown by 1st Lt Richard Brazik and Captain Richard A. Claflin. While operating within North Vietnam about 24 kilometers north-northeast of the pass, the two aircraft encountered a truck convoy and prosecuted the target. 64-0848 exploded in midair as it was making its second pass against the target. While the cause of the explosion was unknown, it was suspected that its own ordnance detonated on release, destroying the aircraft. Although the flight lead initiated search and rescue operations, no contact was made with either crewman. Both men were carried as Missing in Action until the Secretary of the Air Force approved Presumptive Findings of Death for Brazik on 09 Oct 1973 and Claflin on 28 May 1974. |
| 53 | 08/23/67 | F-4D | 65-0726 |
Mj Robert R. Sawnill 1Lt G.L. Geradt |
MIA/R REC |
555th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire during weapons delivery. |
| 54 | 08/23/67 | F-4D | 66-0247 |
Cpt Larry Carrigan 1Lt Charles Lane |
POW-R MIA | 555th TFS: Lost to MiG-21 AAM |
| 55 | 08/23/67 | F-4D | 66-0238 |
Maj Charles Tyler Cpt Ronald N. Sittner |
POW-R KIA | 555th TFS Lost to MiG-21 |
| 56 | 08/23/67 | F-4D | 66-0260 |
Maj. C.B. Demarque 1Lt. J.M. Piet |
Both Recovered | 555th TFS: Ran out of fuel providing CAP for downed flyers. |
| 57 | 08/23/67 | F-4D | 66-7517 |
1Lt Francis B. Midnight 1Lt A.M. Silva |
MIA POW-R | 555th TFS: About 25 miles southwest of Hanoi, the aircraft was struck by hostile fire and disintegrated. Other members of the flight observed the crew to eject and saw two parachutes. One emergency beeper signal was heard. |
| 58 | 09/05/67 | F-4D | 65-0723 |
Cpt
Carl D. Miller 1Lt Thomas P. Hanson |
MIA MIA |
555th TFS: Failed to pull out during rocket run |
| 59 | 09/09/67 | F-4D | 66-7516 |
1Lt J. Silliman Maj Ivan Appleby |
Both Recovered | 435th TFS: Double flame out. Crew bailed over Thailand. |
| 60 | 09/19/67 | F-4D | 66-7533 |
Maj L. Boothby 1Lt George H. McKinney, Jr. |
Recovered | 435th TFS: Acft hit by ground fire. Crew ejected over N. Thailand |
| 61 | 09/26/67 | F-4D | 66-7534 |
Cpt D.J. Ackenny 1Lt J.D. Mynar |
Both Recovered | 435th TFS: Loss of electrical power during TO |
| 62 | 10/07/67 | F-4D | 65-0727 |
Maj. I. Appley Cpt. W.R. Austin |
KIA-RR 1995 POW-R | 555th TFS: Possible SAM over NVN |
| 63 | 10/08/67 | F-4C | 63-7645 |
Cpt D.R. Calvert 1Lt J.V. MacNab |
Both Recovered | 433rd TFS: Mid-Air over Thailand returning from MiG CAP |
| 64 | 10/06/67 | F-4C | 63-7612 |
1lT J.L. Fuller 1LT J.E. Nicholson |
Both Recovered | 433rd TFS: Loss of power on takeoff. |
| 65 | 10/03/67 | F-4D | 66-7564 |
Maj J.D. Moore 1Lt S.B. Gulbrandson |
Both rescued | 435th TFS: Lost to MiG-21, AAM over NVN |
| 66 | 10/27/67 | F-4D | 66-7513 |
Cpt J. D. Black 1LT Lorenzo Conner, |
POW-R MIA | 435th TFS: Lost to ground fire over NVN during MiG cap |
| 67 | 11/09/67 | F-4D | 66-0250 |
Cpt R.C. Brenneman Maj W.S. Gordon |
POW- R rescued | 555th TFS: Hit by Air to Air Missile from MiG-21, crew bailed |
| 68 | 12/16/67 | F-4D | 66-7631 |
Maj JamesF. Low 1Lt Howard J. Hill |
POW/R POW/R | 555th TFS: Lost during dogfight with MiG-21 |
| 69 | 12/17/67 | F-4D | 66-7774 | Maj Kenneth R. Fleenor 1LT Terry L. Boyer |
POW/R POW/R | 497th TFS: Lost during dogfight with MiG-17 |
| 70 | 12/17/67 | F-4D | 66-7757 |
Maj J.L. Suttersen 1Lt S.P. Sox |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS: Lost to ground fire over NVN. Ditched at sea. Rescued by navy CSAR |
| 71 | 12/28/67 | F-4D | 66-7521 |
Cpt R.W. Coburn Cpt. H. Altman |
Both Recovered | 435th TFS: Lost to ground fire over Laos |
| 72 | 01/09/68 | F-4D | 66-8729 |
Lt.Col. Norman M. Green 1Lt Wayne C. Irsch |
MIA MIA |
497th TFS: Acft was on lamp lighter mission over Laos. Lost to GF |
| 73 | 01/18/68 | F-4D | 66-8720 |
Maj Kenneth A. Simonet 1Lt Wayne O. Smith |
POW/R POW/R | 435th TFS: Shot down by MiG-17 after first downing another MiG with an AIM-4 |
| 74 | 01/18/68 | F-4D | 66-7581 |
Cpt Robert B. Hinckley 1LT RRobert C. Jones |
POW/R POW/R | 435th TFS: Shot down by MiG-17 |
| 75 | 02/08/68 | F-4D | 66-7769 |
Cpt. J.A. Corder Cpt. T.K. Dorsett |
Both Recovered | 555th TFS: Lost to ground fire during attack on Phuc Yen AF. Crew ejected over Laos and rescued |
| 76 | 02/23/68 | F-4D | 66-8725 |
Maj J.Laird Gutterson 1Lt Myron L. Donald |
POW/R POW/R | 497th TFS: Shot down by MiG-21 during CAP mission. Gutterson had been shot down before on 17Dec67 |
| 77 | 02/29/68 | F-4D | 66-7528 |
Ltc C.D. Smith Jr. 1Lt Francis M.Driscoll |
Recovered Fatal | 435th TFS: Loss of PC1 and PC2 after being hit by GF |
| 78 | 04/25/68 | F-4D | 66-8736 |
Maj. Albert Mitchell 1Lt. Gregory Crossman |
MIA MIA |
497th TFS: On April 25, 1968 the plane on which he was "back seater" to Col. Albert Mitchell when the two departed Ubon Airbase in Thailand on a daring radar raid over one of the most active surface to air missile (SAM) sites in North Vietnam, dodging heavy anti-aircraft fire as they partially knocked out a Soviet fighter plane base along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The aircraft disappeared without a trace when it broke formation to veer over a truck convoy heading for the key North Vietnamese supply route. |
| 79 | 04/25/68 | F-4D | 66-7758 |
Maj B. Mansfield 1Lt Alan Earls |
IFE to DaNang AB | 497thTFS: While escorting a P-2V ac was hit by GF. Diverted to DaNang made a safe landing. |
| 80 | 05/05/68 | F-4D | 66-8687 | ukn/ukn |
Both Recovered | 433rd TFS: Crashed upon landing during a severe thunderstorm 3 miles from end of runway |
| 81 | 05/16/68 | F-4D | 66-7630 |
Cpt David J. Rickel 1Lt Gerald J. Crosson |
MIA MIA |
435th TFS: Lost shortly after releasing ordinance. |
| 82 | 05/18/68 | F-4D | 66-8695 |
Cpt. Joseph .E. Davies 1Lt. Glenn. McCubbin |
MIA/MIA | 497th TFS: Failed to return from mission.Davies and McCubbin were never found |
| 83 | 05/22/68 | F-4D | 66-0246 |
1Lt John H. Crews Cpt Dean Paul St Pierre |
MIA MIA |
433rd TFS:RP-1, NVN, Lost over target area. |
| 84 | 05/22/68 | C-130A |
LtCol. William H. Mason Capt. Thomas B. Mitchell Capt. William T. McPhail Maj. Jerry L. Chambers SA Gary Pate SSgt. Calvin C. Glover AM1 Melvin D. Rash AM1 John Q. Adam |
MIA/BNR |
431st TAS, Lost to ground fire over Laos On May 22, 1968, this crew departed Ubon on an operational mission in a C130A carrying one passenger - AM1 Thomas E. Knebel. Radio contact was lost while the aircraft was over Savannakhet Province, Laos near the city of Muong Nong, (suggesting that its target area may have been near the DMZ - Khe Sanh). When the aircraft did not return to friendly control, the crew was declared Missing In Action from the time of estimated fuel exhaustion. There was no further word of the aircraft or its crew. | |
| 85 | 05/25/68 | F-4D | 66-7569 |
Cpt D.J. Ankeny 1Lt A. A. Turner |
Both Rescued | 435th TFS Lost to ground fire. |
| 86 | 06/09/68 | F-4D | 66-8746 |
Maj William Bergman 1Lt David A. Willett |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS: RP-1, Lost to ground fire north of DMZ on rescue CAP mission. Crew ejected over Gulf of Tonkin. |
| 87 | 06/23/68 | F-4D | 66-8724 |
Ltc. Donald F Casey 1Lt James E Booth |
MIA MIA |
497th TFS: RP-1, Casey and Booth were to bomb a target in
the mountains near the border of North Vietnam and Laos in Quang Binh
Province. Just as Casey's aircraft rolled in to make a bombing run, the
pilot of a nearby plane saw a large fireball on the side of a mountain. No parachutes were observed, and no emergency radio beeper signals were heard. Attempts to raise Booth and Casey by radio were unsuccessful. |
| 88 | 07/05/68 | F-4D | 66-7756 |
Col C. Crumpler Cpt Mike T. Burns |
POW/R POW/R | 433rd TFS: Lost to ground fire. |
| 89 | 07/08/68 | F-4D | 66-7671 |
1LT D.M. Hollenback 1Lt C. W. Mosley |
Both Rescued |
433rd TFS Lost to ground fire. |
| 90 | 07/24/68 | F-4D | 66-7703 |
Cpt T.D. Gill 1Lt R.G. Pierce |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS: Lost to ground fire. Bailed out over water |
| 91 | 07/24/68 | F-4D | 66-7682 |
Cpt Harley B. Hackett 1Lt John R. Bush |
KIA-BNR KIA-BNR |
497th: Lost to ground fire. Crashed at sea. |
| 92 | 08/24/68 | F-4D | 66-8694 |
Maj Charles H Read, Jr. 1Lt Melvin E. Ladewig |
KIA/BNR KIA/BNR |
497th TFS: Lost to possible ground fire. Acft flew into mountain peak and exploded. These were night operations. |
| 93 | 09/18/68 | F-4D | 66-8692 |
Maj
Roger O. Clemens 1Lt Peter R. Nash |
Fatal Rescued | 435th TFS: Acft was on final approach with no apparent problems when it contacted ground 3.3 miles from Ubon. Nash was severely injured. |
| 94 | 3Dec68 | F-4D | 66-7499 |
Maj C.L. Gallangar 1Lt D.K. Chastain |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS, Call sign "Tampa" 37MM hit on Steel Tiger mission in Laos |
| 95 | 01/06/69 | F-4D | 66-8763 |
CPT S. Faulkner 1Lt J.A. Wilkins |
Both Rescued | 435th TFS: On return to base was advised runway was closed due to emergency. Pilot was low on fuel and did not make tanker in time. |
| 96 | 24Jan69 | F-4D | 65-0725 |
Cpt J.A. Nash LTC R.W. Clement |
Both Rescued | 433rd TFS, Call sign "Honda" hit by 37mm, ejected and were rescued. |
| 97 | 01/28/69 | F-4D | 66-8690 |
1Lt H.R. Dobbs Cpt G.M. Smith |
Both Recovered | 435th TFS: Lost to 37mm ground fire, followed by helo recovery. |
| 98 | 29Jan69 | F-4D | 66-7474 |
Maj William E. Campbell Cpt Robert E. Holton |
MIA MIA | 497th TFS: Laos, MuGia Pass, Received direct hit by 57mm in CTL fuel tank. Aircraft exploded. |
| 99 | 01/24/69 | F-4D | 66-0725 |
Cpt J.A. Nash Ltc R.W. Clement |
Both Recovered | 433rd TFS: Lost to 37mm AAA ground fire. |
| 100 | 02/14/69 | F-4D | 66-0651 |
Ltc Stanley S. Clark 1Lt G.K. Breault |
MIA Rescued | 497th TFS: Loas, Lost to ground fire while pulling off target |
| 101 | 03/01/69 | F-4D | 66-8814 |
Maj. Wendell R. Keller 1Lt. Virgil K. Meroney III |
KIA-BNR KIA-BNR |
433rd TFS. On 1 March 1969, MAJ Wendell R. Keller, pilot, and 1LT Virgil K. Meroney III, co-pilot, launched as the lead aircraft in a flight of two, call signs "SHERMAN 01" and "SHERMAN 02". The flight was tasked with a Forward Air Controller (FAC), call sign "CANDLESTICK 43", a C123 from Nakhon Phanom Air Base, Thailand. The target was a suspected storage area and vehicles moving through the mountains southwest of the Ban Karai Pass, Khammoune Province, Laos. CANDLESTICK 43 located the target area and the SHERMAN flight began multiple rocket passes on it. Moderate to light ZPU-23 and 37mm anti-aircraft artillery fire was encountered. At about 0145, SHERMAN 02 held high while SHERMAN 01 went down to make their final rocket pass. A few seconds later, SHERMAN 02 observed a large explosion in the target area. SHERMAN 02 immediately attempted to make radio contact his lead but without success. CANDLESTICK 43 initiated electronic and visual search and rescue (SAR) efforts. Neither CANDLESTICK nor SHERMAN 02 observed parachutes or heard emergency beepers or radio calls. Because the area was under total enemy control, no ground search was possible. When formal search efforts were terminated Keller and Meroney were listed Missing in Action. Their last known position was about 12 miles southwest of the Ban Karai Pass. |
| 102 | 03/11/69 | F-4D | 65-0722 |
Col Carter P. Lunas Cpt Aldis P. Rutyna |
MIA Rescued | 435th TFS: Lost to small arms fire. |
| 103 | 04/05/69 | F-4D | 66-0233 |
1Lt C.R. Koster Cpt R. Brant |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS: Lost to ground fire over Laos. |
| 104 | 04/16/69 | F-4D | 66-8796 |
Cpt R.P. Anderson Maj D.W. Wilkes |
Both Rescued | 25th TFS: Hit by ground fire in Laos, crew made it back to Thailand where they bailed |
| 105 | 24May69 | AC-130A | 54-1629 |
SSgt. C. F. Taylor SSgt. J. W. Troglen |
KIA | 16th SOS, "The Arbitrator" Battle damaged over Laos. Crashed and burned at Ubon killing 2 crew members. |
| 105 | 14Jun69 | F-4D | 66-7574 |
Cpt James Grace 1Lt Wayne Karas |
MIA Rescued | 497th TFS: Call sign "Wolf" Lost to ground fire during a fast FAC mission in Laos. |
| 106 | 07/12/69 | F-4D | 66-7697 |
1Lt Peter X. Pike Maj Paul Bannon |
Fatal-BNR Fatal-BNR |
433rd TFS: . On 12 July 1969
then-Major Paul
Bannon and then-1st Lt Peter Pike launched from Ubon RTAFB in F-4D
tail number 66-7697 on a Wolf Forward Air Controller mission over the
northern part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Laotian pan handle. The
target area was covered with low cloud. Major Bannon, finding it
impossible to operate below the overcast, advised the airborne control
post that he was going to find a hole to climb through enroute to an
area with better weather conditions. However, his radio transmission
stopped in mid-sentence and the radar return from the Phantom
disappeared from the controller's radar scope. The aircraft was known to
have gone down in a mountainous area south of Ban Nathon, but search and
rescue efforts were severely hampered by bad weather. The SAR forces
were unable to locate the F-4's wreckage, nor was voice contact
established with either crewman. When the formal SAR effort was
terminated both men |
| 107 | 09/03/69 | F-4D | 66-8791 |
Col D.N. Stanfield 1Lt DC.E. Dorn |
Both Rescued | 25th TFS: Hit by heavy caliber AAA. Made it back to Thai territory and rescue. |
| 108 | 10/25/69 | F-4D | 65-0751 |
Cpt Gray .D. Warren 1LT Neil .S. Bynum |
MIA MIA |
1LT Neil S. Bynum and Capt. Gray D. Warren were flying an F4D Phantom on a mission near the Ban Karai pass when the plane was shot down. Both men were declared missing in action. It was felt that ample evidence existed that the enemy could account for both men. |
| 109 | 11/05/69 | F-4D | 66-7748 |
Cpt Douglas Lefever Cpt Joseph Echanis |
MIA MIA |
497th TFS ,Their mission was to act as Forward Air Controller for an operational mission over Laos. While directing a flight over the assigned area, radio contact was lost with the plane. At 4:34 a.m., one of the strike aircraft in the area saw a large ball of fire on the gound. Although no parachutes were observed, the Air Force concluded that the possibility existed that the crew ejected and safely reached the ground. Throughout the day, an electronic search was conducted, with negative results. The terrain where the plane went down was so rugged that a visual search was not possible. No wreckage was ever found. |
| 110 | 11Nov69 | F-4D | 65-0645 |
Maj C.W. Killen 1Lt J.G. Hoyler |
Both Rescued |
497th TFS, Steel Tiger, AA during Night Owl mission |
| 111 | 12/03/69 | F-4D | 66-7763 |
Maj B. L. Sharp 1Lt. J. C. Mangels |
Both Rescued | 433rd TFS, Steel Tiger, Lost to ground fire. |
| 112 | 12/19/69 | F-4D | 67-0253 | ukn/ukn |
Both Rescued | 433rd TFS, Steel Tiger, Lost to ground fire. |
| 113 | 01/02/70 | F-4D | 66-8784 |
Cpt John T. West 1Lt Ronnie G. Lindstrom |
MIA MIA | 25th TFS: Lost over Laos to AAA. As the aircraft were near the Sepone River in Savannakhet Province, about 10 miles from the border of South Vietnam, West and Lindstrom's aircraft was seen to crash. The flight leader saw the aircraft descend and saw the wreckage on the ground, but observed no parachutes. No emergency radio beeper signals were heard to indicate that West and Lindstrom safely ejected from the aircraft. |
| 115 | 02/18/70 | F-4D | 66-7526 |
Maj Thomas E Gillen Cpt R.S. Dotson |
MIA Rescued | 435th TFS: On February 18, 1970, Gillen was on a strike mission against Route 7 over Eastern Laos when his F4D was lost. Although his bombardier/navigator was rescued, no parachute was seen for Tom. There has been no word of his fate. |
| 116 | 03/19/70 | F-4D | 66-8696 |
Cpt Richard.A. Rash 1Lt Dennis .G. Pugh |
Rescued KIA | 435rd TFS: During a FAST FAC mission over Laos aircraft took 37mm AAA and crashed. Pugh was KIA during shoot out with enemy. |
| 117 | 04/22/70 | AC-130A | 54-1625 |
Maj
William Brooks, SSgt. Thomas Y. Adachi, LtCol. Charlie B. Davis, Maj. Donald G. Fisher, SSgt. Stephen W. Harris; SSgt. Ronnie L. Hensley; MSgt. Robert N. Ireland; Airman Donald M. Lint; LtCol. Charles S. Rowley; 1Lt. John C. Towle. |
KIA/RR 1995 |
16th SOS: "Warlord" In the early hours of April 22, 1970, an AC130 gunship,"Warlord" flown by veteran pilot Major William Brooks departed Ubon Airbase with a crew of ten for a Commando Hunt mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos. The aircraft, code named "Ad Lib", was joined near its destination by two jet escort fighter bombers, code named "Killer 1" and "Killer 2", and immediately began air strikes against enemy traffic below. During its fourth strike, the gunship was hit by anti-aircraft fire and began burning. Brooks radioed, "I've been hit, babe". Fisher, the navigator, reported that his position was OK. Fields and Hensley, battling the blaze in the rear of the aircraft, lost contact with each other in the smoke. Fields inched his way to Adachi's position, and found Adachi gone and the left scanner window open. Fields used an auxiliary parachute to abandon the aircraft. |
| 118 | 04/23/70 | F-4D | 66-7639 |
Cpt.
Albin E. Lucki 1Lt Robert A. Gomez |
MIA/MIA | On April 23, 1Lt. Robert A. Gomez was the pilot and and Capt. Albin E. Lucki the bombardier/navigator of an F4D Phantom fighter/bomber sent on a mission which took them near the Ban Karai pass. During the mission, the aircraft was shot down and both men were declared missing in action |
| 119 | 3May70 | F-4D | 66-7613 |
Ltc
Lawrence .Y. Conaway Cpt Carl .R. Churchill |
MIA/MIA | 497th TFS:On May 3, 1970, LtCol. Lawrence Y. Conaway, pilot, and Capt. Carl R. Churchill, systems operator, departed Ubon Airbase in southeast Thailand on an operational mission over Laos. When they were about half way between the cities of Ban Ban and Nong Het in Xiangkhoang Province, Laos, their aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed in a river. |
| 120 | 22May70 | F-4D | 66-0245 |
1Lt G.M. Rubus 1LT J.T. Sornberger |
Both Rescued |
433rd TFS, Steel Tiger, AAA, ejected over Gulf of Tonkin |
| 121 | 25Jul70 | F-4D | 65-0693 |
LtC R. W. Pennington Cpt R. L. Rigel |
Both rescued | 433rd TFS, Steel Tiger, AAA, ejected over Laos, Pennington later died of injuries. |
| 122 | 21Aug70 | F-4D | ukn | ukn |
Both Rescued | 497th TFS. Ran off runway into house. |
| Much Data missing from July 70 to March 1972 | ||||||
| 123 | 17Jan71 | F-4D | 66-7628 | ukn | non combat loss | |
| 124 | 3Feb71 | F-4D | 66-8777 | ukn | 25th TFS, Laos | |
| 125 | 16Feb71 | F-4D | 66-8750 | ukn | 25th TFS, Laos | |
| 126 | 16Feb71 | F-4D | 66-8787 | ukn | 25th TFS, Laos | |
| 127 | 26Feb71 | F-4D | 66-8774 | ukn |
1fatal 1 rescued |
Crashed at Ban Mai, Muang District, 10km north east of Ubon Ratchathani AFB |
| 128 | 21Apr71 | F-4D | 66-7717 | ukn | Both Rescued | 497th TFS |
| 129 | 29Jun71 | F-4D | 66-8686 |
Cpt W.R. Ricks 1Lt B.D. Buffkin |
Both Rescued | 435th TFS, Steel Tiger, AAA during Wolf FAC sortie, ejected over Gulf of Tonkin |
| 130 | 26Nov71 | F-4D | 66-7752 |
Cpt James E. Steadman 1Lt Robert D. Beutel |
MIA MIA | 497thTFS: On November 26, 1971, the two were flying a mission out of Thailand and over Laos. Just inside Laos, in Savannakhet Province, their plane disappeared. No one knew for sure if it was hit, or had mechanical trouble - it just vanished. No remains or wreckage of the plane was ever found. Any one who knew Capt. Steadman, contact his daughter kbsteadman@gmail.com |
| 131 | 16Dec71 | F-4D | 66-8744 |
Maj K.S. Morris 1LT W.J. King |
Res Res | 433rd TFS, Cambodia, AAA during DB pass |
| 132 | 26Dec71 | F-4D | 66-8818 |
Maj. Lawrence G. Stolz 1Lt Dale F. Koons |
KIA/BR KIA/BR 1990 | 433rd TFS, RP-4, hit by SA-2 during Proud Alpha sortie NVN. Stolz and Koons were sent on a bombing mission over North Vietnam as number three in a flight of four aircraft. During the mission, Stolz' aircraft was hit, and he took the plant up into the low cloud cover either as escape procedure or in order to eject. Stolz and Koons were not seen again. |
| 133 | 31Dec71 | F-4D | 66-7573 |
Maj William Y Duggan Cpt Frederick J. Sutter |
MIA MIA | 497th TFS, Lost near the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Loas. |
| 134 | 13Feb72 | F-4D | 66-8741 | Ukn | Both Rescued | 435th TFS, Thailand, hydraulic failure |
| 135 | 16 Feb72 | F-4D | 66-7601 | |||