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VFP-63 was a Light Photographic Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron Sixty-One (VC-61) on 20 January 1949, it was redesignated as Fighter Photographic Squadron (VFP-61) on 2 July 1956.
South Vietnam, Da Nang: Pilot of OV-10 #67-14673 that was seen to explode in mid-air while directing naval gunfire [93] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 12: Peacock, John R: Captain: USMC: VMA-533: North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province: Pilot of an A-6A #155700 that disappeared on a bombing mission [94] Presumptive finding of ...
South Vietnam, Phước Long Province: Pilot of UH-1B #63-038557 that crashed under heavy fire while making an emergency troop insertion into the area of the Đồng Xoài Special Forces Camp [76] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] June 10: Johnson, Bruce G: Captain: US Army: SD-5891 (5th ARVN Division), MACV Advisors: Battle of Đồng Xoài
North Vietnam: Pilot of F-4C #63-7641 hit by enemy fire and exploded, no ejection observed [358] Presumptive finding of death [3] April 26: Estocin, Michael J: Lieutenant Commander: US Navy: VA-192, USS Ticonderoga: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam: His A-4E #151073 was hit by a SAM while on a Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission ...
Burning American aircraft at Bien Hoa Air Base in 1965. During the Vietnam War, thousands of U.S. aircraft were lost to antiaircraft artillery (AAA), surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), and fighter interceptors s. The great majority of U.S. combat losses in all areas of Southeast Asia were to AAA.
The remains of a Vietnam War pilot were identified a half century after his plane vanished, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Wednesday in a statement. U.S. Marine Corps Capt ...
North Vietnam: Pilot of F-4D #66‑0264 hit by ground fire. The weapons system operator 1Lt Darrell L Richardson ejected successfully and was rescued [321] Presumptive finding of death [3] October 25: Thompson, Benjamin A: Staff Sergeant: US Army: 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment: South Vietnam, Kien Hoa Province: Drowned while on patrol [322]
US Army: 165th Aviation Group: South Vietnam: Pilot of U-21A #66-18041 that disappeared on a flight from Phu Bai to Danang [290] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] December 19: Forame, Peter C: 1st Lieutenant: US Army: 2nd Squadron, 11th Cavalry Regiment: Cambodia, Kampong Cham Province: Copilot of OH-6A #67-16347 shot down on a bomb ...