| Date: 11 January 1969 |
| Aircraft type: O-1G Bird Dog |
| Serial Number: 51-16951 |
| Military Unit: 22 TASS, 504 TASG |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Binh Thuy |
| Name(s): |
| Capt Francis Joseph Birchak (KIA) |
| 2Lt V T Nguyen (VNAF) (KIA) |
| A Bird Dog (call sign Bomber 4) was shot down during a visual reconnaissance mission at Cao Lanh near the Mekong River and 65 miles southwest of Saigon. Capt Birchak and his Vietnamese observer were both killed when the aircraft crashed in flames. |
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