USN / USMC A-4 Skyhawk Aviators - Killed In Action, Missing In Action, Operational Losses, Prisoners Of War, Wounded In Action, Combat Recoveries and Operations Recoveries - 1954 >> Lord, guard and guide the men who fly Through the great spaces in the sky. Be with them always in the air, In darkening storms or sunlight fair; Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer, For those in peril in the air! "There is no such thing as a bad day when there is a door knob on the inside." Former Vietnam Prisoner-Of-War & A-4 Skyhawk Pilot, Paul E. Galanti. Last updated 05 JUL 2010 10:49 KIA/MIA Operations Loses POW WIA Combat Recoveries Operations Recoveries Last Updated 20 APR 2010 and under continous research. If you have information not listed here contact the webmaster. Skyhawk Unit members lost outside of Skyhawk Sorties are listed on this page. Killed In Action or Missing In Action (Losses due to enemy action - no distinction made between KIA and MIA) Status Aviator Date Aircraft (Unit) Cause KIA/MIA LT Edward Andrew Dickson 7. Feb. 1965 A-4E 150075 (VA-155) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LT William Marshall Roark 7. Apr. 1965 A-4C 148317 (VA-153) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LT William Marshall Roark 7. Apr. 1965 A-4C 148317 (VA-153) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LTJG David Marion Christian 2. Jun. 1965 A-4E 151144 (VA-23) struck by AAA KIA/MIA CDR Peter Mougilardi 25. Jun. 1965 A-4C 149574 (VA-153) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LTJG Lawrence Scott Mailhes 10. Aug. 1965 A-1J 142010 (VA-152) lost cause unknown KIA/MIA LTJG Donald Hubert Brown 11. Aug. 1965 A-4E 151185 (VA-23) struck by SAM KIA/MIA CDR Harry Eugene Thomas 13. Aug. 1965 A-4C 148475 (VA-153) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LTJG Joe Russell Mossman 13. Sep. 1965 A-4E 149999 (VA-72) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LCDR James Thomas Kearns 14. Sep. 1965 A-1J 142057 (VA-196) premature bomb detonation KIA/MIA LTJG Neil Brooks Taylor 14. Sep. 1965 A-4C 147682 (VA-192) struck by ground fire ? KIA/MIA LTJG John Bowers Worcester 19. Oct. 1965 A-4C 148584 (VA-195) Cause unknown KIA/MIA LCDR Trent Richard Powers 31. Oct. 1965 A-4E 151173 (VA-164) struck by AAA–died captivity? KIA/MIA LCDR Roy Howard Bowling 17. Nov. 1965 A-4E 151083 (VA-163) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LTJG John Vern McCormick 1. Dec. 1965 A-4C 149560 (VA-144) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LT John Douglas Prudhomme 22. Dec. 1965 A-4C 149521 (VA-76) struck by ground fire? KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Thomas Farrell Eldridge 29. Dec. 1965 A-4E 150019 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LTJG Donald Clay MacLaughlin 2. Jan. 1966 A-4C 147704 (VA-76) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA CDR Hubert Bradford Loheed 1. Feb. 1966 A-4C 149527 (VA-146) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA LTJG David Joseph Woloszyk 1. Mar. 1966 A-4E 152057 (VA-55) lost w/o trace KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Augusto Maria Xavier 9. Mar. 1966 A-4C 148518 (VMA-311) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA LTJG Jerald Lee Pinneker 20. Mar. 1966 A-4C 145081 (VA-144) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LCDR John Mark Tiderman 21. Mar. 1966 A-4C 148499 (VA-94) Midair - SAM ? KIA/MIA LT Frank Compton 21. Mar. 1966 A-4C 149515 (VA-94) Midair - SAM ? KIA/MIA CDR John Abbott 20. Apr. 1966 A-4C 148512 (VA-113) struck by AAA KIA/MIA CDR John Abbott 20. Apr. 1966 A-4C 148512 (VA-113) AAA – died in captivity date ? KIA/MIA Capt. William Francis Mullen 29. Apr. 1966 A-4E 151047 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LCDR Walter Sutton Wood 2. May. 1966 A-4E 151034 (VA-55) engine ingest rocket debris ? KIA/MIA Capt. Ralph Warren Caspole 3. Jun. 1966 A-4E 152047 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LCDR Gene Albert Smith 27. Jun. 1966 A-4E 152073 (VA-155) struck ground – AAA ? KIA/MIA CDR Charles Henry Peters 1. Jul. 1966 A-4E 150017 (VA-155) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LCDR George Henry Wilkins 10. Jul. 1966 A-4C 147732 (VA-153) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA LT James Joseph Connell 15. Jul. 1966 A-4E 151024 (VA-55) AAA–died in captivity ! Date ? KIA/MIA LTJG Virgil King Cameron 29. Jul. 1966 A-4E 152045 (VA-155) struck by AAA KIA/MIA 1st Lt. John Richard Fischer 8. Sep. 1966 A-4E 150020 (VMA-224) lost night mission – unknown KIA/MIA LCDR William Francis Coakley 12. Sep. 1966 A-4C 147763 (VA-153) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Thomas Howard Hawking 16. Sep. 1966 A-4E 152020 (VMA-311) fell from rescue harness KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Richard MacAuliffe Bloom 20. Sep. 1966 A-4E 150054 (VMA-311) struck ground – ground fire ? KIA/MIA LTJG Michael Steele Confer 10. Oct. 1966 A-4E 151150 (VA-23) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA LT Frank Callihan Elkins 12. Oct. 1966 A-4E 152075 (VA-164) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LTJG Harry S. Edwards 20. Oct. 1966 A-4C 148592 (VA-153) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LTJG William Tamm Arnold 17. Nov. 1966 A-4C 148496 (VA-22) struck sea – unknown KIA/MIA Capt. Claude Nathaniel Williams 24. Nov. 1966 A-4E 151123 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA CDR Bruce August Nystrom 2. Dec. 1966 A-4C 145143 (VA-172) possible loss to SAM KIA/MIA ENS Paul Laurence Worrell 2. Dec. 1966 A-4C 145116 (VA-172) possible loss to SAM KIA/MIA LT Claude David Wilson 14. Dec. 1966 A-4E 151068 (VA-72) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LTJG Daniel Hagan Moran Jr. 15. Jan. 1967 A-4E 151168 (VA-23) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LTJG Jerry Franks Hogan 20. Jan. 1967 A-4C 145144 (VA-112) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA Maj. Harold Joseph Alwan 27. Feb. 1967 A-4E 152051 (VMA-121) disappeared – unknown KIA/MIA Capt. Robert Boughton Beale 17. Mar. 1967 A-4C 148585 (VMA-214) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LT Alexander J. Palenscar 27. Mar. 1967 A-4C 148519 (VA-112) disappeared – unknown KIA/MIA Capt. William Clifton Clay 12. Apr. 1967 A-4E 151039 (VMA-211) struck by early bomb blast KIA/MIA LCDR Michael John Estocin 26. Apr. 1967 A-4E 151073 (VA-192) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LTJG James Scott Graham 4. May. 1967 A-4C 148514 (VA-113) struck by AAA- KIA after ejection KIA/MIA CDR Roger Morton Netherland 10. May. 1967 A-4C 149509 (VA-94) struck by SAM KIA/MIA Maj. Robert Lee Snyder 10. May. 1967 A-4E 151997 (VMA-223) struck by SAM KIA/MIA CDR Kenneth Robbins Cameron 18. May. 1967 A-4C 147816 (VA-76) AAA – died in captivity! date ? KIA/MIA CDR Homer Leroy Smith 20. May. 1967 A-4E 149652 (VA-212) AAA – died in captivity! date ? KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Michael Walter Thoennes 30. May. 1967 A-4E 150032 (MVA-121) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA CDR Peter Woodbury Sherman 10. Jun. 1967 A-4C 145145 (VA-56) possible loss to SAM KIA/MIA LT LeGrande Ogden Cole 30. Jun. 1967 A-4C 148466 (VA-15) disappeared on bomb run KIA/MIA LT Fredrick Morrison Kasch 2. Jul. 1967 A-4B 145002 (VSF-3) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LT Phillip Charles Craig 4. Jul. 1967 A-4C 148544 (VA-15) disappeared during mission KIA/MIA LT Charles Richard Lee 9. Jul. 1967 A-4C 149542 (VA-146) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LCDR Richard Danner Hartman 18. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151986 (VA-164) AAA – killed in captivity date ? KIA/MIA LCDR Donald Vance Davis 25. Jul. 1967 A-4E 149961 (VA-163) combat strafing run KIA/MIA LTJG Ralph Campion Bisz 4. Aug. 1967 A-4E 150052 (VA-163) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LCDR Richard Danner Hartman 18. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151986 (VA-164) AAA – KIA during/after capture ? KIA/MIA LCDR Donald Vance Davis 25. Jul. 1967 A-4E 149961 (VA-163) struck ground strafing run KIA/MIA LTJG Ralph Campion Bisz 4. Aug. 1967 A-4E 150052 (VA-163) struck by SAM KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen Berube 11. Aug. 1967 A-4E 151088 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA Maj. Charles Franklin Wallace 28. Aug. 1967 A-4E 150038 (VMA-211) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LT Michael John Allard 29. Aug. 1967 A-4E 151025 (VA153) lost during bomb run KIA/MIA LCDR Richard “Dick” Clark Perry 31. Aug. 1967 A-4E 151991 (VA-164) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LT David Lawton Hodges 7. Oct. 1967 A-4E 152086 (VA-164) struck by SAM KIA/MIA LTJG Fredrick John Fortner 17. Oct. 1967 A-4E 152038 (VA-155) possible loss to own rockets KIA/MIA LCDR John Fredrick Barr 18. Oct. 1967 A-4E 152048 (VA-164) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LTJG James Edward Dooley 22. Oct. 1967 A-4E 150116 (VA-163) possible loss to ground fire KIA/MIA LT Jeffery Martin Krommenhoek 25. Oct. 1967 A-4E 150086 (VA-163) possible loss to AAA KIA/MIA LTJG Frederic Woodrow Knapp 2. Nov. 1967 A-4E 151985 (VA-164) struck ground – AAA ? KIA/MIA LCDR Wilmer Paul Cook 22. Dec. 1967 A-4E 152071 (VA-155) possible loss to bomb blast KIA/MIA LTJG Ralph Eugene Foulks 5. Jan. 1968 A-4E 150131 (VA- 163) possible loss to AAA KIA/MIA Capt. James Dale Mills 29. Jan. 1968 A-4E 149976 (VMA-211) possible loss to ground fire KIA/MIA LCDR Robert Saavedra 27. Apr. 1968 A-4E 151070 (VA-144) possible loss to AAA KIA/MIA LTJG Barry Edwin Karger 14. May. 1968 A-4F 154198 (VA-93) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Walter Roy Schmidt 9. Jun. 1968 A-4E 151080 (VMA-121) ground fire – killed after ejection KIA/MIA LCDR Frank Eugene Fullerton 27. Jul. 1968 A-4F 154182 (VA-93) struck ground – unknown KIA/MIA Maj. Donald Bruce Campbell 27. Jul. 1968 A-4E 151143 (VMA-121) struck ground on bomb run KIA/MIA LTJG Edward James Broms 1. Aug. 1968 A-4C 148599 (VA-66) struck by AAA KIA/MIA Capt. Dale A. Luster 26. Sep. 1968 A-4E 150094 (VMA-121) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA CDR Donald Edward Erwin 2. Oct. 1968 A-4E 151126 (VA-164) struck by AAA KIA/MIA LT Kenneth Keith Knabb 21. Oct. 1968 A-4E 151160 (VA-106) struck ground on strafing run KIA/MIA Capt. Charles R. Connor 28. Oct. 1968 TA-4F 154304 (HMS-13) lost cause unknown KIA/MIA LT William Ernest Ricker 28. Oct. 1968 TA-4F 154304 (HMS-13) lost cause unknown KIA/MIA Capt. Philip D. Barger 11. Nov. 1968 A-4E 149660 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LTJG Larry James Stevens 14. Feb. 1969 A-4C 149529 (VA-216) struck by AAA KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Ronald Dean Layton 4. Apr. 1969 A-4E 151993 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA LTJG Leland Charles Cook Sage 22. Jun. 1969 A-4E 152029 (VA-144) struck ground on bomb run KIA/MIA LT Stanley Kutz Smiley 20. Jul. 1969 A-4E 154993 (VA-23) struck ground cause unknown KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Dennis Lee Peek 9. Jan. 1970 A-4E 152082 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA Lt. Col. Ward 1. Mar. 1970 TA-4F HMS-11 2nd seat struck by single bullet KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Jan H. Nelson 11. Apr. 1970 A-4E 152099 (VMA-311) struck ground on bomb run KIA/MIA LTJG John Bryan Golz 22. Apr. 1970 A-4C 148484 (VA-172) struck ground on bomb run KIA/MIA 1st Lt. John David Lawson 1. Sep. 1970 A-4E 150028 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA 1st Lt. Bernard Herbert Plassmeyer 11. Sep. 1970 A-4E 151165 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire KIA/MIA CDR Henry Hooker Strong 25. May. 1972 A-4F 155045 (VA-212) struck by AAA KIA/MIA CDR Frank Clifford Green 9. Jul. 1972 A-4F 154972 (VA-212) struck ground during bomb run Killed While Flying - killed in operations accidents (loses in combat area not attributed to enemy action and loses in non-combat environments) Status Aviator Date Aircraft (Unit) Cause KWF James B. Verdin 24. Jan. 1955 A-4A 137815 (Douglas) Test flight crash KWF LT Bennett W. Hooks 10. Oct. 1956 A-4A 139926 (VX-5) Test flight crash KWF 2nd Lt. Don M. Gomez 16. Jun. 1957 A-4A 142212 (VMA-224) Engine failure KWF LTJG F. L. Naylor 2. Oct. 1957 A-4A 142216 (VA-93) Cold Cat Shot KWF LTJG Thomas J. Davis 8. Oct. 1958 A-4B 142691 (VA-12) CVA—59 sortie KWF CDR John R. Sullivan 7. Jan. 1959 A-4B 142686 (VA-12) CVA—59 sortie KWF CDR W. J. McNeil Jr. 27. May. 1959 A-4B (VA-66) Crashed KWF LTJG Lawrence Gerald Stable 16. Oct. 1959 A-4B 145006 (VA-81 lost at sea – unknown KWF CDR Samuel J. Brocato 1960 A-4B (VA-55) struck by drop tank KWF Capt. Maitland 1960 A-4C (VMA-121) bad cat shot KWF 1st LT Elder 1960 A-4C (VMA-121) lost at sea– unknown KWF LTJG Neale Blake 1960 A-4 (VA-153) at Moffett engine failure–struck house KWF LTJG Gene Morton 1960 A-4 (VA153) CVA-43 night cat launch failure KWF LTJG Brian Cooper 1960 A-4 (VA-195) CVA-31 struck sea KWF LCDR Howie Thayer 07. Jan. 1961 A-4B 142705 (VA-86) Mid-Air KWF CDR C.B. (John) Shuff 07. Jan. 1961 A-4B 142423 VA-86) Mid-Air KWF LT Tom Cress 1961 A-4 (VA-153) CVA-43 night ramp strike KWF LTJG Dave Dunning 1961 A-4 (VA-155) CVA-43 slat failure on cat launch KWF LT T.J. Cress 6. Dec. 1961 A-4B 142918 (VA-153) recovery crash CVA-43 KWF LCDR James T. Peddy Jr. 6. Jan. 1962 A-4C (VA66) night launch loss KWF LTJG Jay Blanke 7. Feb. 1963 A-4C 147805 (VA-83) struck sea close-aboard KWF Capt. Wilbert E Skinner 18. Aug. 1963 144945 (VMA-324) cause unknown KWF LT Ted Higgins Mar. 1964 A-4C (VA-192) cause unknown KWF LT Robert M. Robinson 24. Jun. 1964 A-4E 150012 (VA43) cause unknown KWF LT Donald Vol Hester 6. Sep. 1964 A-4E 150024 (VA-56) launch failure KWF LTJG Newton Baker 29. Dec. 1964 A-4E 151071 (VA-83) Blown off deck KWF LT Frank Scot Grismon 30. Dec. 1964 A-4C 149625 (VA-216) ramp strike KWF LT Thomas Mineau 3. Mar. 1965 A-4C 149612 (VA-216) landing crash – training KWF LT Douglas Stuart Mayfield 11. Jun. 1965 A-4C 148524 (China Lake) struck by debris KWF LT Malcolm Arthur Avore 18. Jul. 1965 A-4E 151089 (VA163) engine failure on launch KWF LTJG T.E. Murray 28. Oct. 1965 A-4C 148596 (VA-22) landing crash KWF LTJG D. M. Webster 5. Dec. 1965 A-4E 151022 (VA-56) rolled off deck at sea KWF LT David Wallace Wickam 17. Dec. 1965 A-4C 148510 (VA-113) landing accident – combat KWF LCDR John Bethel Tapp 23. Mar. 1966 A-4C 147738 (VA-93) landing crash–combat sortie KWF LT Dennis Philip Cook 6. Apr. 1966 A-4E 152052 (VA212) Catapult malfunction KWF 1st Lt. James H. Villeponteaux 11. May. 1966 A-4E 151995 (VMA-311) collision with 151994 KWF LTJG Donovan Ewoldt 29. Jul. 1966 A-4E 152095 (VA-164) struck sea – aerial refuel KWF LCDR Richard Allen Moran 7. Aug. 1966 A-4B 145040 (VA-15) crashed close to boat KWF LCDR Joseph S. Henriquez 10. Aug. 1966 A-4E 151065 (VA-155) engine failure on launch KWF LTJG William Henry Bullard 25. Aug. 1966 A-4E 152084 (VA-164) crashed after combat launch KWF Maj. John Henry Gallagher 12. Nov. 1966 A-4E 150088 (VMA-311) takeoff accident KWF CDR Robert Clarence Frosio 12. Nov. 1966 A-4E 150048 (VA12) Mid-air collision – tacan failed KWF LTJG James Gradey Jones 12. Nov. 1966 A-4E 150051 (VA12) Mid-air collision – tacan failed KWF LCDR Arthur K. Tyszkiewicz 14. Jan. 1967 A-4C 145087 (VA-56) midair combat w 147724 KWF Capt. Wesley Robert Phenegar 13. Aug. 1967 A-4E 152054 (VMA-223) engine failure during combat KWF LT Michael John Allard 29. Aug. 1967 A-4E 151025 (VA-153) high speed stall – combat KWF Maj. Cullen George Starnes 29. Sep. 1967 TA-4 153499 (HMS-12) landing accident – combat KWF CDR William H. Searfus 25. Nov. 1967 A-4E 150037 (VA-155) blown off deck combat launch KWF CDR Albert D. McFall 6. Dec. 1967 (VA-76) night launch loss CVA-31 KWF LCDR W.C. Rook 24. Jan. 1968 A-4C 147810 (VA-125) Flight deck crash KWF Capt. Charles Wilbur Porterfield 24. Mar. 1968 A-4E 152068 (VMA-211) takeoff accident Chu Lai KWF CDR Frederick H. Whittemore 11. Apr. 1968 A-4F 154995 (VA-93) lost ferry flight cubi to cxr KWF LCDR Paul Warren Paine 7. May. 1968 A-4F 154214 (VA-113) struck sea after SAR sortie KWF LCDR R.M. Mulrooney Summer 1968 A-4C #306 (VA-76) CVA-62 MED – unknown KWF LCDR Lawrence Dean Gosen 23. Jul. 1968 A-4F 154189 (VA23) launch crash KWF LCDR David Frances Callaghan 23. Sep. 1968 A-4E 152091 (VA-106) test flight generator failure KWF CDR Marvin Joel Naschek 21. Nov. 1968 A-4C 148608 (VA-216) launch crash combat sortie KWF CDR John Herbert Weaver 16. Jan. 1969 A-4F 155059 (VA-155) launch crash combat sortie KWF LCDR Roger Allen Meyers 8. Feb. 1969 A-4E 151103 (VA-164) launch crash combat sortie KWF LTJG Frank Peter Neuman 12. Feb. 1969 A-4 recov (VA-12) Trap crash – fatal ejection KWF LTJG Victor A. Demick 25. Jun. 1969 A-4 (VA-125) launch crash – training KWF LT Richard David Brenning 26. Jul. 1969 A-4C 147833 (VA-112) launch crash combat sortie KWF LT William Emil Mickelsen 10. Aug. 1969 A-4E 151131 (VA-144) ramp strike CR KWF LT R.E. Kuehn 1969-70 A-4C (VA-36) lost at sea – unknown KWF LT John Arthur Griner 9. Feb. 1970 A-4F 155005 (VA-212) landing crash at Da Nang KWF LT Gerald L. Hall 2. Apr. 1970 TA-4 153503 (VX-5) control loss – unknown KWF LT John Stiles Earle 22. Jun. 1970 A-4C 148495 (VA-172) engine failure combat launch KWF LTJG Gerald Carter 26. Jan. 1971 A-4E 151131 (VA-164) cat shot failure KWF LCDR Frederick R. Boardman 20. Jun. 1971 A-4 (VA-205) mid-air collision w A-4 KWF LT Kenneth Wetzel 23. Jul. 1974 A-4C 147680 (NADC) Engine failure KWF 1st Lt. R.H. Dobrow 30. Nov. 1974 A-4M 158188 (VMA-331) Engine failure KWF Maj. John Edward Day 04. Feb. 1980 A-4M 158152 (VMA-211) Unknown cause KWF Maj. Jim H. Merrill 29. Oct. 1980 A-4M 160242 (VMA-223) cause unknown KWF LTJG Dickerson 99. May. 1984 TA-4J 1158476 (VC-5) Engine failure KWF LCDR Barndenburg 1984 ? A-4 (VA-45) landing accident KWF 1st Lt. Robin Helton 29. Oct. 1985 A-4M (VMA-223) Oxygen starvation KWF CDR John Roach 1991 A-4E Engine / ejection failure Prisoners Of War (POWs who died in captivity are listed under KIA/MIA) Status Aviator Date Aircraft (Unit) Cause POW LTJG Everett Alvarez 5. Aug. 1964 A-4C 149578 (VA-144) struck by AAA POW LCDR Raymond Arthur Vohden 3. Apr. 1965 A-4C 148557 (VA-216) struck by ground fire POW LT Philip Neal Butler 20. Apr. 1965 A-4C 149507 (VA-22) early bomb detonation POW LT John Bryan McKamey 2. Jun. 1965 A-4E 151161 (VA-23) struck by ground fire POW LTJG Richard Marvin Brunhaver 24. Aug. 1965 A-4C 149490 (VA22) aircraft failed bomb run POW CDR James Bond Stockdale 9. Sep. 1965 A-4E 151134 (VA-163) struck by AAA POW LCDR Wendell Burke Rivers 10. Sep. 1965 A-4E 149991 (VA-155) AAA or bomb frag POW CDR Harry Tarleton Jenkins 13. Nov. 1965 A-4E 151067 (VA-163) struck by AAA POW LTJG Wendell Reed Alcorn 22. Dec. 1965 A-4C 148305 (VA-36) struck by ground fire POW LTJG William Leonard Shankel 23. Dec. 1965 A-4C 149562 (VA-94) struck by ground fire POW LTJG Dieter Dengler 1. Feb. 1966 A-1J 142031 (VA-145) struck by ground fire POW LCDR Render Crayton 7. Feb. 1966 A-4E 152027 (VA-56) struck by AAA POW LTJG Frederick Charles Baldock 17. Mar. 1966 A-4C 147740 (VA-94) struck by SAM POW CDR James Alfred Mulligan 20. Mar. 1966 A-4C 148313 (VA36) struck by ground fire POW LTJG Bradley Edsel Smith 25. Mar. 1966 A-4C 148444 (VA-76) struck by AAA POW LCDR Theodore Frank Kopfman 15. Jun. 1966 A-4E 152063 (VA-55) struck by AAA POW LTJG Paul Edward Galanti 17. Jun. 1966 A-4C 149528 (VA-216) struck by ground fire POW ENS George Palmer McSwain 28. Jul. 1966 A-4E 152077 (VA-164) struck by SAM POW LCDR John Douglas Burns 4. Oct. 1966 A-4C 147737 (VA-22) struck by AAA POW LTJG Frederick R. Purrington 20. Oct. 1966 A-4C 147775 (VA172) struck by AAA POW LT Allen Russell Carpenter 1. Nov. 1966 A-4E 151138 (VA-72) struck by AAA POW LTJG Danny Elloy Glenn 21. Dec. 1966 A-4C 148507 (VA-144) struck by AAA POW LCDR Richard Allen Stratton 5. Jan. 1967 A-4E 151136 (VA-192) engine fod–rocket debris POW LTJG Michael Paul Cronin 13. Jan. 1967 A-4E 151158 (VA-23) struck by AAA POW CDR Ernest Melvin Moore 11. Mar. 1967 A-4E 151108 (VA-192) struck by SAM POW LT Charles David Stackhouse 25. Apr. 1967 A-4C 147799 (VA-76) MiG cannon fire POW LTGJ Robert Earl Wideman 6. May. 1967 A-4E 151082 (VA-93) struck by AAA POW LT Robert John Naughton 18. May. 1967 A-4C 147842 (VA-113) struck by ground fire POW LTJG Read Blaine Mecleary 26. May. 1967 A-4E 152022 (VA-93) struck by AAA POW CDR James Patrick Mehl 30. May. 1967 A-4E 151049 (VA93) struck by SAM POW LCDR Arvin Roy Chauncey 31. May. 1967 A-4E 151113 (VA-212) struck by AAA POW LCDR James Glenn Pirie 22. Jun. 1967 A-4E 151106 (VA-93) struck by AAA POW LT. John Michael McGrath 30. Jun. 1967 A-4C 147712 (VA-146) struck by AAA POW LCDR Edward Holmes Martin 9. Jul. 1967 A-4C 149603 (VA34) struck by SAM POW CDR Robert Byron Fuller 14. Jul. 1967 A-4C 147709 (VA-760 struck by SAM POW LCDR Hugh Allen Stafford 31. Aug. 1967 A-4E 149975 (VA-163) struck by SAM POW LTJG David Jay Carey 31. Aug. 1967 A-4E 152028 (VA-163) struck by SAM POW LCDR Peter V. Schoeffel 4. Oct. 1967 A-4C 149619 (VA-15) struck by AAA POW CDR Verlyne Wayne Daniels 26. Oct. 1967 A-4E 150059 (VA-155) struck by SAM POW LCDR John Sidney McCain 26. Oct. 1967 A-4E 149959 (VA-163) struck by AAA POW LT. Wilson Denver Key 17. Nov. 1967 A-4C 149546 (VA-34) struck by SAM POW LCDR Edward Dale Estes 3. Jan. 1968 A-4C 148486 (VA112) struck by SAM POW CDR Robert James Schweitzer 5. Jan. 1968 A-4E 152074 (VA-144) struck by AAA POW LCDR Dale H. Osborne 23. Sep. 1968 A-4F 155015 (VA-55) struck by AAA POW LT Thomas B. Latendresse 27. May. 1972 A-4F 155048 (VA-55) struck by AAA POW LCDR Henry D. Lesesne 11. Jul. 1972 A-4F 155046 (VA-55) struck by SAM POW Capt. James P. Walsh 26. Sep. 1972 A-4E 151099 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire Wounded In Action Status Aviator Date Aircraft (Unit) Cause WIA LTJG G.R. Townsend 28. Jul. 1965 A-4E 149962 (VA-23) own MK82 – CR WIA LTJG Jon R. Harris 29. Sep. 1965 A-4E 151115 (VA-72) ground fire – CR WIA LCDR Bill V. Wheat 1. Nov. 1965 A-4E 151142 (VA-86) AAA – CR WIA CDR M.J. Chewning 3. Jun. 1966 A-4 (VA-55) struck by AAA WIA CDR Wynn F. Foster 23. Jul. 1966 A-4E 152100 (VA-163) AAA – CR WIA LCDR Ed W. Oehlbeck 18. Dec. 1966 A-4C 148608 (VA-172) struck by AAA WIA Capt. G. R. Romano 11. May. 1967 A-4E 150011 (VMA-121) ground fire - CR WIA Maj. Ralph E. Brubaker 6. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151032 (VMA-311) SAM – WIA – CR WIA LTJG A.D. Perkins 3. Oct. 1967 A-4B 142114 (VSF-3) AAA – CR WIA LTJG Dennis Earl 20. Oct. 1967 A-4 (VA-163) struck by AAA WIA CDR Shopshire 1968 A-4 (VA-163) struck by AAA Combat Recoveries - recovered after downed by enemy action Status Aviator Date Aircraft (Unit) Cause CR LT W.T. Majors 11. Feb. 1965 A-4C 149572 (VA-153) eng. failed post bomb run CR CDR K.L. Shugart 26. Mar. 1965 A-4E 150130 (VA212) struck by ground fire CR CDR Jack H. Harris 29. Mar. 1965 A-4E 150078 (VA-155) struck by ground fire CR LCDR C.H. McNeil 9. Apr. 1965 A-4C 148481 (VA-153) struck by AAA CR LT Raymond P. Ilg 3. Jun. 1965 A-4C 148577 (VA-22) struck by AAA CR LT A.J. Bennett 15. Jul. 1965 A-4C 149576 (VA-153) struck by AAA CR LTJG G.R. Townsend 28. Jul. 1965 A-4E 149962 (VA-23) early bomb detonation CR LT W.T. Fidelibus 12. Aug. 1965 A-4E 150067 (VA-155) struck by AAA CR LT W.E. Newman 13. Aug. 1965 A-4C 148564 (VA-22) struck by AAA CR LT J.L. Burton 6. Sep. 1965 A-4E 152042 (VA-164) struck by AAA CR LTJG John R. Harris 20. Sep. 1965 A-4E 151115 (VA-72) ground fire – WIA CR LCDR P.M. Moore 11. Oct. 1965 A-4E 152016 (VA-155) struck by ground fire CR LCDR Billy V. Wheat 1. Nov. 1965 A-4E 151142 (VA-86) struck by AAA – WIA CR LCDR Charles G. Wack 7. Nov. 1965 A-4E 150071 (VA-163) struck by ground fire CR LT W. Donahue 3. Jan. 1966 A-1J 142081 (VA-52) struck by ground fire CR LTJG S. B. Jordon 14. Jan. 1966 A-4C 147753 (VA-36) struck trees bomb run CR LCDR S.G. Chumley 31. Jan. 1966 A-4E 152066 (VA-55) struck by AAA CR LTJG B.S. Eakin 1. Feb. 1966 A-1J 142038 (VA-115) struck by AAA CR CDR Jack L. Snyder 9. Feb. 1966 A-4C 149557 (VA-144) struck by SAM CR LTJG J.C. Durham 14. Feb. 1966 A-4C 149552 (VA-144) lost engine ? Ground fire? CR LCDR V.G. Hough 17. Apr. 1966 A-4E 151058 (VA-56) struck by SAM CR LT A.D. Wilson 18. Apr. 1966 A-1J 142032 (VA-52) struck by ground fire CR LTJG H.G. Welch 20. Apr. 1966 A-4C 149495 (VA-113) struck by AAA CR LCDR C.A. Gray 23. Apr. 1966 A-4E 152025 (VA-55) possible ground fire CR LT R.H. Mansfield 1. May. 1966 A-4E 151179 (VA212) ingested rocket debris CR Unknown 5. May. 1966 A-4C 149571 (VA-146) struck water – fire started CR LCDR O.F. Baldwin 21. May. 1966 A-4C 148473 (VA-216) struck by ground fire CR Ens K.W. Leuffen 23. May. 1966 A-4C 147762 (VA-36) engine failed – ground fire CR LT F.H. Magee 25. Jun. 1966 A-4C 149567 (VA-146) struck by AAA CR Unknown 27. Jun. 1966 A-4E 150000 (VA-212) Fire ? Combat sorite CR LCDR C.F. Baldwin 4. Jul. 1966 A-4C 149616 (VA-216) struck by AAA CR LT N.E. Holben 4. Jul. 1966 A-4E 151206 (VA-155) struck by ground fire CR LCDR William J. Isenhour 7. Jul. 1966 A-4C 1485456 (VA-216) struck by AAA CR Maj. H.N. Levin 21. Jul. 1966 A-4E 150101 (VMA-224) struck by AAA CR CDR Wynn F. Foster 23. Jul. 1966 A-4E 152100 (VA-163) AAA – WIA – ejected CR LT E.L. Foss 24. Jul. 1966 A-4E 150040 (VA-55) struck by ground fire CR LT Allan Russell Carpenter 21. Aug. 1966 A-4E 151109 (VA-72) struck by rocket debris CR LT K.G. Craig 22. Aug. 1966 A-4E 149992 (VA-72) struck by rocket debris CR LTJG R.A. Hegstrom 17. Sep. 1966 A-4C 148488 (VA-22) struck by ground fire CR Unknown 23. Oct. 1966 A-4E 150072 (VA163) air to air collision CR Unknown 11. Nov. 1966 A-4C 147718 (VA22) air to air collision CR CDR Allen E. Hill 23. Nov. 1966 A-4E 151172 (VA-192) struck by AAA CR LTJG C.O. Taylor 13. Dec. 1966 A-4C 147776 (VA195) struck by ground fire CR LCDR Charles Edward Barnett 13. Dec. 1966 A-4C 147819 (VA-195) struck by SAM CR LTJG M. Hays 4. Jan. 1967 A-4C 150584 (VA-22) struck by ground fire CR Capt. M.F. Adams 6. Jan. 1967 A-4E 150036 (VMA-121) struck by ground fire CR Capt. C.R. Fye 14. Jan. 1967 A-4E 150106 (VMA-121) struck by ground fire CR Unknown 14. Jan. 1967 A-4C 147724 (VA-56) Mid-air with 145087 CR Capt. R.B. Boorer 21. Feb. 1967 A-4E 151042 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire CR LT. S.N. Young 7. Mar. 1967 A-4E 152087 (VA-192) struck by AAA CR Capt. Stanley P. Krueger 15. Mar. 1967 A-4E 151188 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire CR CDR Charles E. Hathaway 7. Apr. 1967 A-4C 149639 (VA-195) struck by ground fire CR LCDR G.W. Shattuck 10. Apr. 1967 A-4E 151200 (VA-192) struck by AAA CR LCDR F.J. Almberg 25. Apr. 1967 A-4E 151116 (VA-192) struck by SAM CR LTJG J.R. Crebo 25. Apr. 1967 A-4E 151102 (VA-212) struck by SAM CR LCDR F.J. Almberg 25. Apr. 1967 A-4E 152076 (VA-192) struck by SAM CR LTJG J.W. Cain 26. Apr. 1967 A-4E 152076 (VA-192) struck by AAA CR Capt. G.R. Romano 11. May. 1967 A-4E 10011 (VMA-121) ground fire – WIA CR Capt. George A. Kinser 13. May. 1967 A-4E 152060 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire CR LTJG M. Alsop 24. May. 1967 A-4E 151076 (VA-93) struck by AAA CR LTJG M.T. Daniels 31. May. 1967 A-4E 151183 (VA212) struck by AAA CR Maj. Ralph E. Brubaker 6. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151032 (VMA-311) struck by SAM – WIA CR LCDR J.H. Kirkpatrick 12. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151181 (VA212) struck by ground fire CR LTJG L.J. Cunningham 14. Jul. 1967 A-4E 152049 (VA-164) struck by AAA CR LT J.N. Donis 14. Jul. 1967 A-4C 147759 (VA-76) struck by AAA CR LTJG Larrie J. Duthie 18. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151175 (VA164) struck by AAA – SAR CR LTJG Barry T. Wood 18. Jul. 1967 A-4E 152034 (VA-164) struck by AAA - SAR CR CDR Frederick H. Whittemore 20. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151119 (VA-212) struck by AAA CR LT R.W. Kuhl 20. Jul. 1967 A-4E 150097 (VA-163) struck by AAA CR LT D.W. Thornhill 1. Aug. 1967 A-4C 147670 (VA-15) struck by AAA CR Capt. C.H. Wood 14. Aug. 1967 A-4E 150122 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire CR LTJG R.W. Gerard 25. Aug. 1967 A-4C 148440 (VA-15) struck by AAA CR LCDR S.H. Hawkins 18. Sep. 1967 A-4C 149590 (VA-34) struck by SAM CR Maj. Gerald L. Ellis 27. Sep. 1967 A-4E 152056 (VMA-311) struck by AAA CR LTJG A.D. Perkins 3. Oct. 1967 A-4B 142114 (VSF-3) struck by AAA – WIA CR LTJG L.J. Cunningham 9. Oct. 1967 A-4E 152085 (VA-164) struck by ground fire ? CR LTJG Ralph Eugene Foulks 24. Oct. 1967 A-4E 149963 (VA-163) struck by AAA CR LTJG M.A. Krebs 7. Nov. 1967 A-4C 148566 (VA-34) fuel fire – combat sortie CR LCDR D.R. Weichman 11. Jan. 1968 A-4E 151152 (VA-164) struck by ground fire CR Capt. Bobby G. Downing 21. Jan. 1968 A-4E 151140 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR Maj. William E. Loftus 23. Jan. 1968 A-4E 150053 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR CDR T.E. Woolcock 25. Jan. 1968 A-4E 150057 (VA-153) struck by SAM CR Maj. V.P. Hart 25. Feb. 1968 A-4E 150104 (VMA211) struck by ground fire CR LT R.E. Curtis 13. Mar. 1968 A-4E 152088 (VA-144) struck by ground fire CR Maj. John A. Herber 21. Mar. 1968 A-4E 151077 (VMA-311) lost during night sortie CR Col. L.T. Frey 11. Apr. 1968 TA-4F 153511 (HMS-11) struck by ground fire CR Maj. D.F. Newon 11. Apr. 1968 TA-4F 153511 (HMS-11) struck by ground fire CR Capt. K.E. Cook 19. Apr. 1968 A-4E 150063 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire CR 1st Lt. T.M. Aiton 5. May. 1968 A-4E 151105 (VMA-121) struck by ground fire CR LT D.A. Lawrence 8. May. 1968 A-4E 152005 (VA-56) struck by ground fire CR Maj. L.D. Tyrell 9. May. 1968 A-4E 152092 (VMA-121) struck by ground fire CR Maj. R.W. Wardlaw 17. May. 1968 A-4E 149970 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR LTJG J.A. Douglass 21. May. 1968 A-F 154988 (VA-93) struck by ground fire CR LCDR R.S. Thomas 22. May. 1968 A-4F 154974 (VA212) struck by AAA CR Capt. Steven J. Driscoll 24. May. 1968 A-4C 148549 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire CR LT J.E. Killian 30. May. 1968 A-4F 154174 (VA-212) rocket debris ingestion? CR LT J.M. Wright 15. Jun. 1968 A-4E 149665 (VA-56) struck by ground fire CR LT E.E. Christensen 23. Jun. 1968 A-4F 154216 (VA-113) eng. Failure ? CR Capt. Charles B. Coltrin 25. Jun. 1968 A-4C 147804 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire CR LCDR H.A. Eikel 30. Aug. 1968 A-4F 154981 (VA-93) struck by AAA CR Maj. Donald S. Carr 2. Sep. 1968 A-4E 150100 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR LT D.J. Wright 28. Sep. 1968 A-4F 155011 (VA-55) struck by AAA CR Capt. J.A. Spaith 1. Oct. 1968 TA-4F 153523 (HMS-11) struck by AAA CR 1st Lt. U.S. Grant 1. Oct. 1968 TA-4F 153523 (HMS-11) struck by AAA CR LTJG R.M. Aaron 3. Jan. 1969 A-4C 147764 (VA-216) struck by AAA CR Capt. Michael P. Green 24. Jan. 1969 A-4E 151097 (VMA-223) struck by ground fire CR LCDR J.F. Meehan 14. Feb. 1969 A-4C 148547 (VA-216) explosion of wingman CR Maj. A.D. Miller 20. Mar. 1969 A-4E 151045 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire CR Maj. Robert S. Miecznikowski 9. Apr. 1969 TA-4F 154299 (HMS-11) struck by AAA CR Capt. James C. Buffington 9. Apr. 1969 TA-4F 154299 (HMS-11) struck by AAA CR 1st Lt. Peter W. Otis 23. May. 1969 A-4E 150119 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR Capt. P.H. Courtney 1. Aug. 1969 A-4E 150074 (VMA-211) struck by AAA CR Maj. Richard E. Lewis 27. Dec. 1969 TA-4F 154621 (HMS-11) struck by ground fire CR 1st. Lt. Paul E. Phillips 27. Dec. 1969 TA-4F 154621 (HMS-11) struck by ground fire CR 1st Lt. J.E. Barksdale 26. Feb. 1970 A-4E 151135 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR LTJG P.A. Schranz 14. Mar. 1970 A-4F 155010 (VA-55) struck by AAA CR LCDR R.W. Hunter 15. Mar. 1970 A-4F 155044 (VA-212) struck by AAA CR Capt. Frederick Palka 7. Jun. 1970 A-4E 150062 (VMA-311) struck by ground fire CR Capt. R.T. Rasmussen 11. Jul. 1970 TA-4F 154646 (HMS-11) struck by ground fire CR 1st Lt. W.W. Mills 11. Jul. 1970 TA-4F 154646 (HMS-11) struck by ground fire CR LT R.E. Forman 17. Apr. 1970 A-4E 157511 (VA-113) struck by AAA CR CDR George J. Fenzl 8. Mar. 1972 A-4F 154205 (VA-55) struck by AAA CR CDR Mace C. Gilfry 6. Apr. 1972 A—7E 158006 (VA-195) struck by SAM CR Capt. W.E. Ramsbottom 26. May. 1972 TA-4F 153508 (HMS-15) struck by SA-7 CR CWO Bruce Edward Boltze 26. May. 1972 TA-4F 153508 (HMS-15) struck by SA-7 CR LT D. A. Anderson 17. Jul. 1972 A-7C 156771 (VA-86) early bomb detonation CR 1st Lt. D.R. Esienbrey 2. Sep. 1972 A-4E 152000 (VMA-211) struck by ground fire CR LT W.F. Pear 6. Sep. 1972 A-4F 155021 (VA-212) struck by AAA Operations Recoveries - operations accidents and equipment failures (includes loses in combat areas that can not be attributed to enemy action) Status Aviator Date Aircraft (Unit) Cause OR 2nd Lt. Robert H. Meville 20. Sep. 1960 A-4C 147705 (VMA-553) a/c lose of control OR LT Georges E. LeBlanc 18. Apr. 1961 A-4C 147705 (VX-5) engine flameout OR Unknown 13. Aug. 1964 A-4E 150018 (VA56) engine failure-training flt OR Unknown 19. Aug. 1964 A-4E 150033 (VA-55) launch failure OR LT Donald Vol Hester 6. Sep. 1964 A-4E 150024 (VA-56) launch accident OR Unknown 13. Nov. 1964 A-4C 149570 (VA-146) air to air collision RF-8A OR Unknown 23. Nov. 1964 A-4E 151037 (VA-55) engine failure OR Unknown 11. May. 1965 A-4C 148489 (VA22) air to air collision OR Unknown 21. May. 1965 A-4B 144938 (VA113 Det Q) blown overboard OR Unknown 7. Oct. 1965 A-4E 151192 (VMA-311) JATO failure OR Unknown 9. Dec. 1965 A-4E 151992 (VMA-224) over-rotation – JATO OR LT David Wallace Wickham 17. Dec. 1965 A-4C 148510 (VA-113) recovery accident OR Unknown 25. Jan. 1966 A-4E 152021 (VA55) launch error OR Unknown 27. Jan. 1966 A-4E 151998 (VMA-211) pilot failed to use JATO OR Unknown 27. Jan. 1966 A-4E 150034 (VMA-224) landing accident OR Unknown 11. Mar. 1966 A-1J 142071 (VA-115) launch accident OR Unknown 27. Mar. 1966 A-4E 150128 (VA212) engine failure OR Unknown 17. Apr. 1966 A-4C 148583 (VA113) launch error OR LT J.S. Buzby 30. Apr. 1966 A-4E 151145 (VA-55) engine failure – combat OR Unknown 12. May. 1966 A-4C 148535 (VMA-214) landing accident – combat OR Unknown 14. May. 1966 A-4J 142050 (VA-215) aircraft failure – launch OR Unknown 19. May. 1966 A-1J 142051 (VA-115) engine failure – launch OR Unknown 1. Jun. 1966 A-4E 151057 (VA55) pilot error on launch OR Unknown 8. Jul. 1966 A-4C 149494 (VA-216) launch accident OR Unknown 31. Jul. 1966 A-4C 147677(VA-172) engine failure OR Unknown 26. Aug. 1966 A-4E 152093 (VA-164) electrical failure OR Unknown 26. Aug. 1966 A-4E 150079 (VA-163) electrical failure OR Unknown 27. Dec. 1966 A-4C 149641 (VA-22) test flight-rudder failure OR Unknown 14. Jan. 1967 A-4C 147724 (VA-56) Mid-air wingman combat OR Unknown 15. Jan. 1967 A-4E 151093 (VMA-211) takeoff accident Chu Lai OR Unknown 27. Feb. 1967 A-4C 148607 (VA-195) engine failure OR Unknown 3. May. 1967 A-4E 152055 (VMA-121) In-flight refueling combat OR Unknown 21. Jun. 1967 A-4E 151091 (VMA-211) engine exploded – combat OR Unknown 12. Jul. 1967 A-4E 150102 (VA-163) launch accident OR Unknown 24. Jul. 1967 A-4E 151054 (VMA-211) engine failure on takeoff OR LCDR William M. Shewchuk 2. Aug. 1967 A-4C 149632 (VA-55) engine failure combat launch OR Unknown 8. Aug. 1967 A-4C 147719 (VA-146) engine failure combat launch OR Unknown 10. Sep. 1967 A-4E 150047 (VA-163) engine failure combat launch OR Unknown 26. Nov. 1967 A-4B 142742 (VSF-3) engine failure training flight OR Unknown 26. Dec. 1967 A-4E 151029 (VMA-211) hydraulicstest flight Chu Lai OR LT George Frank Schindelar 1. Jan. 1968 A-4E 151133 (VA-164) electrical failed – combat OR Unknown 29. Jan. 1968 A-4E 151055 (VA-144) engine failure – combat sortie OR LT Jerry P. Shafer 17. Apr. 1968 A-4A 137828 (VA-776) Engine failure OR Capt. Manuel A. Guzman 6. May. 1968 A-4C 145096 (VMA-223) Mid air combat run OR Unknown 6. May. 1968 A-4E 151198 (VMA-223) Mid air combat run OR Unknown 28. May. 1968 A-4F 154982 (VA-212) engine failure combat sortie OR Unknown 4. Jul. 1968 A-4F 155002 (VA-192) air to air collision with F-8 OR Unknown 20. Aug. 1968 A-4C 148470 (VA-36) mid-air collision w A-4 OR Unknown 6. Sep. 1968 A-4F 154187 (VA-93) Tanker – explosion - ? OR 1st. Lt. Bob Coop 1. Oct. 1968 A-4E 151159 (VMA-121) takeoff accident Chu Lai OR 1st Lt. David I. Habermacher 1. Oct. 1968 A-4C 147767 (VMA-223) takeoff accident Chu Lai OR Capt. David A. Wellman 21. Oct. 1968 A-4E 151122 (VMA-223) landing Chu Lai combat sortie OR Unknown 5. Nov. 1968 A-4E 152046 (VMA-211) engine failure combat sortie OR Unknown – two crewman 13. Dec. 1968 TA-4F 153501 (HMS-11) electrical failure combat sortie OR Unknown 6. May. 1969 A-4E 152043 (VA-94) slid of deck post CR OR LTJG Bill Franson 21. Jul. 1969 A-4F 154199 (VA-192) mid-air collision combat sortie OR LT Ken Sanger 21. Jul. 1969 A-4F 155003 (VA-192) mid-air collision combat sortie OR Unknown 22. Jul. 1969 A-4C 148310 (VA-112) launch failure combat sortie OR Unknown 29. Jul. 1969 A-4F 154184 (VA-23) In-flight refueling – engine fire OR Unknown 13. Aug. 1969 A-4E 152003 (VA-144) stall after launch – combat OR Unknown 15. Aug. 1969 A-4F 154206 (VA-195) burst tire launch–recov crash OR Unknown 17. Oct. 1969 A-4E 150107 (VMA-311) fire combat takeoff Chu Lai OR Unknown 6. Dec. 1969 A-4E 150080 (VMA-311) tire failure on combat takeoff OR Unknown 10. Feb. 1970 A-4F 155023 (VA-164) fuel fire in-flight refueling OR Unknown 8. Mar. 1970 A-4F 154994 (VA-212) engine failure combat launch OR Unknown 28. Apr. 1970 A-4C 147803 (VA-12) fuel starvation combat sortie OR Unknown 26. May. 1970 A-4E 149993 (VA-152) fuel ingestion in-flight refuel OR Unknown 7. Jun. 1970 A-4F 154215 (VA-144) engine exploded – combat OR Unknown 6. Aug. 1970 A-4C 149553 (VA-12) launch bridle failure – combat OR Capt. Patrick G. Carroll 8. Sep. 1970 A-4E 150089 (VMA-214) inflight aircraft malfunction OR Unknown 8. Sep. 1970 TA-4F 154302 (HMS-11) fuel system failure test flight OR Unknown 22. Sep. 1970 A-4C 149525 (VA-172) launch failure combat sortie OR Unknown 26. Jan. 1971 A-4F 154980 (VA-164) crash after combat launch OR CDR George J. Fenzl 27. May. 1972 A-4F 154197 (VA-55) engine failure combat launch OR Unknown 9. Nov. 1972 A-4E 151191 (VMA-211) engine failure combat takeoff OR LT Bill Robertson 19. 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