Accident North American RA-5C Vigilante 151625, Thursday 3 February 1966
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Date:Thursday 3 February 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vigi model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American RA-5C Vigilante
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 151625
MSN: NA283-31
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Nghe An Province, NVN -   Vietnam
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by AAA. Both crew members ejected but only the pilot survived.

Sources:

- JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Aug-2012 09:00 Uli Elch Added
10-Feb-2020 16:31 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
16-Jan-2022 10:04 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location]
02-Jul-2024 09:13 Cobar Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]

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