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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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