Date: 14 September 1967 |
Aircraft type: O-2A Skymaster |
Serial Number: 67-21314 |
Military Unit: 20 TASS, 504 TASG |
Service: USAF |
Home Base: Da Nang |
Name(s): |
Capt Gardner Brewer (KIA) |
Although two O-2s had been lost during an airfield attack on 6 August, the first O-2 to be lost in the air was shot down on 14 September. Capt Brewer (call sign Togo 8) was returning to Da Nang from a FAC mission when he was shot down by ground fire about seven miles northeast of Quang Ngai. The aircraft crashed in flames and Capt Brewer was killed instantly. |
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