| Date: 30 October 1971 |
| Aircraft type: O-2A Skymaster |
| Serial Number: 67-21439 |
| Military Unit: 20 TASS, 504 TASG |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Da Nang |
| Name(s): |
| 1Lt Robert Edward Ryan (KIA) |
| SSgt Robert T Aston (Survived) |
| An O-2 FAC aircraft (call sign Covey 27) crashed near Savannakhet in southern Laos after being hit by ground fire. The aircraft was losing fuel and crash landed when trying to reach the airfield at Savannakhet. The pilot was killed in the crash and the observer was badly injured. |
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