| Date: 7 October 1970 |
| Aircraft type: O-2A Skymaster |
| Serial Number: 68-10969 |
| Military Unit: 21 TASS, 504 TASG |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Cam Ranh Bay detached to Ban Me Thuot |
| Name(s): |
| 1Lt W W Galvani (Survived) |
| Lt Dau (VNAF) (Survived) |
| Another FAC was shot down during a mission in Cambodia on the 7th. 1Lt Galvani and his Vietnamese observer were supporting special forces on a mission near O Rang, just across the Cambodian border near Bu Krak. The O-2 (call sign Mike 5) was hit by ground fire as it was orbiting at 2,000 feet near the friendly forces. 1Lt Galvani crash-landed the aircraft and he and Lt Dau were rescued by a VNAF CH-34 helicopter supported by UH-1P gunships from the 20th SOS. |
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