| Date: 21 November 1965 |
| Aircraft type: O-1E Bird Dog |
| Serial Number: 56-2535 |
| Military Unit: 21 TASS, 505 TACG |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Pleiku |
| Name(s): |
| Maj R E Poestel (Survived) |
| MSgt C R Jones (Survived) |
| Following the end of the six-day firefight in the Ia Drang Valley the situation in the Central Highlands was still far from quite. During a visual reconnaissance mission near Pleiku, a Bird Dog was hit by small arms fire and forced to crash-land. The crew received only minor injuries and were eventually recovered. |
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