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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1965 |
| Time: | 18:44 |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 150836 |
| MSN: | 279-14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caribbean Sea 30 mi S of Puerto Rico -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS America |
| USS America | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at sea near USS America after a nighttime collision with F-4B 152228. Crew of the F-4B, Lt (jg) James P. Koch and Lt (jg) Donald A. Weiseman, missing, presumed dead.
Mid-air collision was observed during night flight operations between RA-5C Vigilante BuNo 150836 (Modex# 401) and VF-33 F-4B Phantom BuNo 152228 (Modex# 201) about 8 miles aft of USS America. Destroyer USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) was sent to investigate.
At time 1914 the crew of the RA-5C was recovered by USS Dahlgren in good condition with minor burns and bruises. At time 1925 USS Dahlgren located helmets from F-4B crew. At 1948 USS Dahlgren recovered the body of the RIO (Lt. j.g. Donald A. Wiseman) from the F-4B. Then at 2031 USS Dahlgren recovered partial remains of the pilot (Lt. j.g. James Koch) from the F-4B who was the son of Rear Admiral George Koch who had just been assigned command of Carrier Division 6 (flagship USS Independence on Yankee Station, South China Sea).
Vigilante RVAH-5 crew was:
Lt Commander W. E. Pippen pilot
Lt(jg) K. C. Otis RAN
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
Youngstown Vindicator 18 October 1965, p4
USS America deck log
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2022 21:28 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2022 19:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2024 11:45 | ChrisB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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