Date: 13 April 1966 |
Aircraft type: O-1E Bird Dog |
Serial Number: unknown |
Military Unit: 22 TASS, 505 TACG |
Service: USAF |
Home Base: Binh Thuy |
Name(s): |
Capt R M Overland (Survived) |
1 crew name unknown (Survived) |
A Bird Dog from the Mekong Delta base of Binh Thuy was flying a visual reconnaissance mission along the coast a few miles south of Ba Dong when it was hit by ground fire and burst into flames. The pilot quickly crash-landed the aircraft and both crewmen were picked up unhurt by an Army helicopter. |
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