| Date: 25 August 1967 |
| Aircraft type: RA-3B Skywarrior |
| Serial Number: 144835 |
| Military Unit: VAP-61 |
| Service: USN |
| Home Base: Da Nang |
| Name(s): |
| Cdr Edward James Jacobs (KIA) |
| Lt(jg) James John Zavocky (KIA) |
| ADJ2 Claire Ronald Alan Bois (KIA) |
| A Skywarrior from VAP-61 based at Agana on the island of Guam, but detached to Da Nang on temporary duty, went missing on a night road reconnaissance over North Vietnam. The aircraft (call sign Quiz Show 9) was equipped with infra-red sensors to assist in finding targets in the dark. Nothing was heard from the aircraft and a search failed to reveal any sign of wreckage on land or in the sea. This Skywarrior had been damaged by anti-aircraft fire during a mission on the night of 15 August and lost 3,000lb of fuel from a punctured wing fuel tank but was able to land safely. The crew were actually from VAP-62 supplementing the VAP-61 crews at Da Nang. |
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