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Date: 2 June 1969
Aircraft type: O-2A Skymaster
Serial Number: 67-21316
Military Unit: 20 TASS, 504 TASG
Service: USAF
Home Base: Da Nang
Name(s):
1Lt James Robson Gilmore (KIA)

The second O-2 FAC (call sign Jake 7) lost in June was shot down by .30 calibre ground fire during a visual reconnaissance mission near Tam Ky. The aircraft crashed in flames and the pilot was unable to bail out before it hit the ground.

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