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Date: 24 December 1965
Aircraft type: O-1E Bird Dog
Serial Number: 56-4166
Military Unit: 21 TASS, 505 TACG
Service: USAF
Home Base: Pleiku
Name(s):
1Lt C W Hastings (Survived)
Capt R L Kuiper (Survived)

During a visual reconnaissance sortie over South Vietnam a Bird Dog pilot was requested to mark the position of friendly troops. During the mission the aircraft crash-landed (probably due to ground fire) injuring both the crew.

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