I knew you had endured being a prisoner but we never talked about it. Gary, this was like Vietnam all over again!. Misty FACs operated from 15 June 1967 to 19 May 1970. Theyd blow up in midair, before they ever got to the runway. Dulles International Needs a name change. Thank you for your expressions of gratitude, sir. What could I possibly say to the President of the United States that he hadnt already heard 334 times before? I quickly figured out that, because we were going to be late, our flight lead was cutting Alfa out and going directly to Bravo. [11], William A. Sayers writing in 2019 asserted that North Vietnam only had three aces in the war including Phm Thanh Ngn, with the other "aces" being creations of North Vietnamese propaganda that included claimed "kills" on days where no U.S. losses occurred, crediting VPAF pilots with kills that had actually been achieved by surface to air missile or antiaircraft artillery units and shootdowns of drones. Like the Flat-Earthers who still dont believe we landed on the Moon. His wingman was Paul Reyes. I was an aircraft mechanic serving at Clark Air Base in 1969-70 and then later at NKP in Thailand in 1973-74. Thanks for the story, Joe. We were going to make it. And I also thank you for taking the time to write down your harrowing and amazing experience in war. All my attention had been focused on escape and I had inadvertently bypassed the opportunity to use my emergency radio to make a distress, Mayday call. I flew the airplane to a point in space below the beautiful Stratotanker where I judged the contact position to be. Two were pilots, two Air Force weapon systems officers, and two Navy radar intercept officer; both awarded an aerial-kill claim for each enemy aircraft shot-down. You guys were working around the clock to keep the pressure on HCM. However, when your country calls, you have two choices, in 1965 you went, in 1969 you didnt. It was -55F at 32,000 feet for over two hours and pressure breathing 100% Oxygen in a summer flight suit. Although thank you is not enough, I do thank you for your service. Youre the best and always will be with me when I go flying. During the Vietnam War Monika Schwinn, a German nurse, was held captive for three and a half years - at one time the only woman prisoner at the "Hanoi Hilton".The following missionaries were POWs: Evelyn Anderson, captured and later burned to death in Kengkok, Laos, 1972.She is still listed as POW. I was a young 23 year old J-79 Engine Mechanic at Homestead AFB in 1972,sent toThailand in late Summer of that year to participate in LinebackerII Our F-4s along with McDills flew Mig CAP for the B-52s of which several were lost.Homestead lost one Phantom,I believe McDill lost one. I was starting to get the idea. The tale I heard was that at the time the 480th TFS shot down our 4th & 5th MiG-21s only eight of them had been bagged by anyone else anywhere. Much aviation has occurred in the context of military service. 23 NOV 67. Both Fire and Overheat lights were illuminated and all the amber and red indicators on the telelight panel by Scottys right knee were lit. I think of you often and was looking forward to seeing you again. Thank you Sir. I am a UK resident but love all things aviation even the painful experiences suffered by many presented here by Joe also on behalf of Scotty. But that's exactly what happened to Bill Arcuri when he was forced to bail out of his damaged plane over Vietnam. By the time of the American involvement in Southeast Asia communism, by moderate estimates, around the globe had murdered 110 million people! Soviet General Fesenko, the main Soviet adviser to the North Vietnamese Air Force in 1972, recorded 34 MiG-21s destroyed in 1972. There were a total a 269 American and enemy aircraft shot down in air-to-air combat over Vietnam during the entire war201 in fights between the U.S. Air Force and North Vietnamese air force and just 68 in the U.S. Navy's air battles with the North Vietnamese. "Kos" and "Daily Kos" are registered trademarks of Kos Media, LLC. Owing to all the maintenance problems, we did not take off as a flight but departed single-ship and joined up on the KC-135 tanker aircraft over Thailand as a flight of three. Charles Barbin DeBellevue successfully shot down a North Vietnamese-flown Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 from their McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II. SP4 John C. Hughes [G] 1 injured. As to the hollow, mean-spirited comment immediately preceding, the Bible admonishes that one not answer a fool according to his folly. So I wont. On 3 January 1969 Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) was commissioned at NAS North Island, California and after an intense period of training was transferred to Vietnam. May God bless you, your family and all our vets. Pilot Clyde Romero, 19, rests between flights at Khe Sanh in February 1971. Then, I was pushed face down to the floor and blindfolded. Republic F-105 Thunderchief. I expect Patrick Walker and his ilk were those that fled the USA because they were chicken. Ignore that kind, it is useless to argue as they are happy in their own world which they believe will lead to some utopian future paid for by others. I wanted to wipe the blood away but my hands were tied behind my back. Lost contact with you shortly after you were so kind to make comments at my FedEx retirement party. First loss: operational (non-combat), F-4C 64-0674 (45TH TFS, 15th TFW) which ran out of fuel after strike in SVN on 9 June 1965; first combat loss F-4C 64-0685 (45th TFS, 15th TFW) shot down Ta Chan, NW NVN on 20 June 1965. What was the name of the plane that was shot down in Vietnam? But with no guarantee to get the slot you wanted you made the right choice to bail out. 29. pp. Good lives were wasted for what? Call signs for each mission were based on time of day. No better tribute to a warrior and man then to be remembered by his fellow warriors 50+ years later. The American aces flew as members of two-man crews on F-4 Phantoms, reflecting the emergence of air-to-air missiles as the primary weapons of aerial combat. The pilot Lieutenant J. M. Krommenhoek is Missing in Action. A lifelong non-smoker who was on a never-ending mission to convince people not to smoke, my father did eventually tell me of a scared Marine, who, early during the battle for Iwo Jima, asked my father to sit with him in a shallow bomb crater and smoke a cigarette. That may be the biggest benefit from Viet Nam, a conflict which many would say yielded very few benefits, as you suggest. My mom, as she promised my father she would, visited my fathers grave at the National Cemetery in Grand Prairie on Saturday, left an American Flag, which, regardless of whether or not the boy scouts or other volunteers do, as they sometimes do and sometimes dont, shes done for the previous 10 Memorial Days. I would have done the same thing. Joe, Every Friday Im privileged to have lunch with a WWII veteran who flew virtually every airplane in the arsenal of the time. . Osprey 2001, No. Joes epilogue sums it all up. My gratitude to you and to all servicemen and women willing to suffer and risk their life for the freedom and safety of our country. When the Vietnam War ended in 1973, Mohawk losses were: one shot down by a MiG, one destroyed by mortar fire, 27 lost to ground fire and 36 destroyed in operational accidents. North Vietnam, pre-1975: Killing of Two American Pilots Shot Down Over North Vietnam IIR Casualty files | William A. Ott. R. Cole rescued, Final loss: 57-0922 (435th TFS, 8th TFW) operational loss due to engine failure on 14 May 1967 in Thailand, pilot name unknown, survived, First loss: 624371 (36th TFS, 6441st TFW) written off from battle damage over Laos 14 August 1964, at Korat, Thailand, Final loss: 610153 (44th TFS, 355th TFW) shot down Laos 23 September 1970, pilot Capt. May God bless you. Source's information probably relates to the incident.. Then with release of the first group of POWs WO1 James Hestand was released! Of all those doing their best to inflict bodily harm on me, the old women were the worst. And Ill always remember how you and Tom Nordberg stood up for me in Anchorage. 17 apr 1966: arab 511, an a-1h (buno 135398), lt (jg) william l. tromp, va-115, went down following a night attack on coastal targets, near approximately 1818'n, 10610'e. arab 506, his wingman,. Just a wild guess but you just enjoy your freedoms while you let others do the fighting and take the risks. Joe many of the IPs in the 4435th remember you from your smooth ride getting back in the Phantom. VS-41 at NAS North Island retained four of the borrowed Broncos to be used for training replacement pilots and maintenance personnel. By my count I was about the 335thPOW to walk up onto the stage to shake hands with the President. Model names were normalized in 1962 to UH-1s. During the tour at NKP Thailand, I had opportunity to go TDY to Ubon Air base. 2,197 of the losses were fixed-wing, and the remainder rotary-wing. Dogwood 4 was an MND, Maintenance Non Delivery, i.e., no airplane! 33 years 6 months after his loss. In closing, I assert that Joe did not have the option you recommend. In 1973, American POWs finally came home. When naval aviator Porter Halyburton deployed for Vietnam, he left behind his young wife and five-day-old daughter, Dabney. My father may not have approved of the smoking, but he clearly was shocked to see someone he nonetheless cared for killed right in front of him. Thank you President Nixon for my life and my freedom. Flights were around four hours. God Bless them all. Further, our leader was apparently unaware that the controller asked us to change squawk ONLY after we were some distance from the 100mm guns photographed around the Plain of Jars. He should be yours as well, regardless of what you think of the efficacy and need for that conflict of many years ago. At this point I could only pray he would revive by the time he reached the ground. By that point the airflow over the isoclinic horizontal stabilizer was sufficient to start the nose up. At 10,000 ft, the automatic man-seat separation features operated exactly as advertised. Scotty was probably hit by shrapnel from the missile. If I failed to keep this from them, they would reposition their anti-aircraft batteries and SAMs to make the target a flak trap, making this JCS target even more formidable than before. The NVA never admitted to capturing them! The only USAF officers who could rise to strategic ranks were from Strategic Air Command (nuke bombers) and a very few from Air Defense Command. Scotty gave the Phantom back to me and then it was my turn. It was you who were suffering in the oppressive heat & humidity. for my family and I, is absolutely heartfelt and sincere. Final loss: EC-121R 67-21495 (554th RS) crashed on approach to Korat RTAFB on 6 September 1969, 4 of the 16 men were killed. Have not seen him since 1962. Well b fearn, you have a right to make your comment and your opinion, but I do not believe this is the time or place. But I did not. It was then that I could see a shapeless, black mass on the ground. Thanks for your service Joe, you are one of the countrys heros. Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your incredible experience in such a telling manner. My brother got spit on when he landed in Atlanta on his way home. Daily Kos moves in solidarity with the Black community. What? Nose wheel liftoff speed was calculated to be over 170 knots and liftoff at nearly 200 knots or 230 mph! We actually believed that the letters U.S. would frighten away any adversary who realized that we were in the confrontation. Ill never understand your sacrifice, but want to thank you for it! J. W. Newhouse rescued, First loss: EF-105F 63-8286 (13th TFS, 388th TFW) shot down by AAA RP-6 July 1966, Maj. Roosevelt Hestle, Final loss: F-105G 63-8359 (Det.1 561st TFS, 388th TFW) shot down by SAM 16 November 1972, RP-3, crew rescued, First loss: mission-related TFR failure, 66-0022 (428th TFS 474th TFW, Project Combat Lancer), 28 March 1968, Maj. H.E. Theyd land opposite direction on the same runway. I received my draft notice right after I joined the USAF. Not in honor. Global Security, "A War too Long: The USAF in Southeast Asia 19611975", http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/1025775/FID1977/NAVY/Chap_3.pdf, USMC HELO LOSSES(19621973) by aircraft type, "The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: Piloting the Mohawk in Vietnam", "SE Asia and Vietnam: Royal Australian Air Force", "Image Galleries 2009 - Department of Defence", " - - www.skywar.ru", U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Cold War, Wars in Yugoslavia, and Anti-Terror War, Widow travels to Vietnam after 40 years and finds her MIA husband's Marine Corps F-4 jet crash site in Que Son Mtns, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War&oldid=1133364112, First loss: A-1E 52-132465 (1st Air Commando Squadron [ACS], 34th Tactical Group [TG]) shot down during night training mission on 29 August 1964 near, Final loss: A-1H 52-139738 (1st Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing) which was shot down 28 September 1972 (pilot was rescued by an, First loss: 710310 (355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th TFW) on 2 December 1972 shot down on a, Final loss: 700945 (354th TFW) shot down in Cambodia on 25 May 1973 (Capt Jeremiah Costello KIA), First loss: B-26B 44-35530 (Detachment 2A, 1st ACG) shot down in IV CTZ on the night of 45 November 1962, killing the 3 crew, Final loss: A-26A 64-17646 (609th SOS, 56th SOW) lost over Laos on the night of 78 July 1969, killing both crewmen, First loss: AC-119G 52-5907 (Det.1, 17th SOS, 14th SOW) which crashed on take-off from, Final loss: AC-119K 53-7826 (18th SOS, 56th SOW out of, First losses were operational (non-combat) mid-air collision 2 B-52F 57-0047 and 57-0179 (441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Wing), 18 June 1965, South China Sea during air refueling orbit, 8 of 12 crewmen killed, Final loss: B-52D 55-0056 (307th Bomb Wing Provisional) to SAM 4 January 1973, crew rescued from Gulf of Tonkin. May God comfort those families who still wait and wonder.]. Jim witnessed the other pilot CW2 Richard Bauman and crew chief Craig Dix being captured. Crash Location: Near Ap Bac, Chau Doc Province, South Vietnam. (Shaking head sadly) It seems theres always someone willing to take a conversation on an inappropriate tangent. 532 aircraft were lost in combat and 329 more to operational causes, resulting in the deaths of 401 naval aviators, with 64 airmen reported missing and 179 taken prisoner of war. At 0600, I awoke to the annoying buzzer of my Telechron alarm clock. Thank you for your sentiment. So what was The D.O.s name? Days later the main cabin section washed on the beach, a short distance south of Chu Lai. We did not know if anyone survived! God Bless you F-4 drivers! Thank you, Mr. Crecca! I was too young for Nam, but spent 20 years in the Navy under the water. Day after day intel would ask us to listen up for Buick 4, or Chevy 4, or whoever Number 4 who had been shot down while lead worked on getting his Mig. He is someone that I have always respected and admired. More aircraft would be shot down and pilots killed or captured. 2013. Looking down toward my feet, I could see dozens of hands. And they did so with knives having little concept or knowledge of zippers, snaps or the technical difficulties associated with releasing parachute risers. While I never got above the Cessna 180 stage of flying, I hold you and your fellow pilots in the highest esteem. At least thats what I hoped. Fighting against such a cruel political regime didnt seem that bad an idea after all, did it? Permission was granted and I promptly made a big hit with the youngsters in attendance. How did the Vietnam shot down the B-52? Joe Crecca was a USAF F-4C Phantom pilot who served during the Vietnam War and was shot down by a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) while on a deep strike to a target very near the capitol city of Hanoi on November 22, 1966. On Oct. 25, 1967, I strapped into my F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bomber and took to the sky on my 33rd combat mission to strike a bridge in the middle of Hanoi, North Vietnam. The first morning mission was "Misty 11" would be replaced by "Misty 21" then "Misty 31" and . Pinches were both rescued. If you are wondering how this is possible, I will reveal at the outset that it is not possible. Scotty preflighted the weapons: six-M117, 750 lb. Approaching what should have been Point Alfa on our planned route, I noticed the nav pointer was off to the left when it should have been dead center straight up. They were taken to a hospital to be evaluated, but they lived. Spooky came in after that and made a few passes. He told me to find him. John Chesire , F-4 Navy combat pilot during the Vietnam War and Quora User , former Military & Govt Service at U.S. Air ForceAuthor has 633 answers and 913.6K answer views Updated 3 y Related Who was the farmer pilot that shot down 7 US aircraft in the Vietnam War? | site designed by. This is known as temporal distortion. At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country's deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years. Shot down. Your story sheds much light on what his experiences must have been like. Some data to the soviets in Korea: The 324.IAD (Fighterdivision) 6738 missions. Scotty gave me the airplane and I climbed out at 350 knots until it came time to find the tanker on the radar. In the solitude of my tiny enclosure, staring unfocused at the floor, I said aloud, Todays the day, thinking this was the last day of my life. 71-0316 (355th TFS) operational loss (non-combat) crash in Thailand on 11 January 1973 (pilot rescued) 70-0949 (354th TFW) shot down Laos on 17 February 1973 (Maj J.J. Gallagher rescued) 71-0305 (3rd TFS, 388th TFW) shot down in Cambodia on 4 May 1973 (1Lt T.L. But then, the blood began to run down from the breaks in the skin on my head and into my eyes. The upper estimate puts it at nearly 260 million! The soil was mercifully soft, loose and moist. If you think I should not be called a hero, tell them, not me. A MiG-21 of the VPAF which became the primary fighter-interceptor against USAF and USN aircraft. Asia. s F-4 Phantoms, paint it with the Squadron 21 and 161's colors and mark the splitter plate with the names of the eight pilots. Burning American aircraft at Bien Hoa Air Base in 1965. Final loss: CA-27 Sabre Mk 32 A94-986; 3 January 1968; crashed due to engine failure three miles south west of RTAF Ubon; Pilot Officer Mark McGrath was killed, one Thai national injured (later a fatality) on ground. It was the darkest moment of an amazing three weeks in Vietnam and I was quite happy to leave that place. Contact, followed by, Youre taking fuel, announced the boomer. All these thoughts, survival instincts and USAF training synthesized into one, crystal clear and powerful inspiration. This fighter aircraft, flown by various pilots, was credited for 14 kills during the Vietnam War. Our trip to Corregidor and visit to the USS Houston are two of my greatest memories. Thank you for sharing this. All we wanted to do was tell him we wanted the French out! The result of the egotistical attitude by the DO and the lack of courage and sound judgement by our flight leader cost Scotty Wilson his life, put me in communist prisons for over six years, resulted in my fathers untimely death at the age of 58 and a host of other horrors back home while I was away. [23] 2 Mi-4, 5 An-2, 5 Il-14, 1 MiG-15UTI, 1 Il-28, 1 L-29, 1 Lisunov Li-2 lost through all causes[24] Total: 159 aircraft and 2 helicopter lost. Every living Veteran will no doubt support such. I am grateful to him for that, beyond measure. Just read this story about your mission over North Vietnam. Nobody else made a comment like yours because you are the only a-hole on here. Never regretted. AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN DURING THE VIETNAM WAR BY USN/USMC PILOTSContinued Enemy Date Aircraft Squardon Aircraft Weapon Carrier Rank Service Pilot RANK AND NAME OF RIO/NFO 10 Aug 1967 MiG-21 VF-142 F-4B AIM-9 CVA 64 USN LCDR Robert C.Davis LCDR Gayle O.Elie 26 Oct 1967 MiG-21 VF-143 F-4B AIM-7 CVA 64 USN LTJG Robert P. Hickey, Jr. LTJG Jeremy G.Morris Scotty then took control of the airplane as we proceeded to follow our leader along the preplanned route. But survival instincts and thorough ejection training were running the show. Theyd blow up on the runway. I have four children- ages 34, 30, 11 and 8 and am Grandma to 3 ages 8, 8 & 5. The direct hit had felt like wed had a collision with a fully-loaded cement truck. The political strategy of Rolling Thunder was absurd from the git-go. A-1E (S/N 52-132649) was flown by Maj. Bernard Fisher on March 10, 1966, when he rescued a fellow pilot shot down over South Vietnam. With over 70 years of hindsight and investigation there were a ton of mistakes. Having been a teenager in Vietnam years, I had a Vietnam map on my bedroom wall and marked bombing missions that Cronkite would report that night. According to the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, a total of 11,846 helicopters were shot down or crashed during the war, resulting in nearly 5,000 American pilots and crew killed. For the next two hours I ate dust, dirt, rust flakes and rodent droppings as we pounded our way over the worst rutted roads into Hanoi. The bomb release button was now hot! (USAF) Date of report (1971-07-23). He did what he had to do, did what he was asked to do by his country. It was great to get back to the sweltering heat, I gotta tell ya. And when the pressurization system failed we were freezing our butts off! Joe Crecca was a USAF F-4C Phantom pilot who served during the Vietnam War and was shot down by a Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) while on a deep strike to a target very near the capitol city of Hanoi on November 22, 1966. A second missile had been fired and aimed precisely where our aircraft would have been had we dived straight ahead to avoid the first missile. A natural reaction. its from the How did you manage to climb aboard your jet and competently do your job in the face of what you already knew? 1LT ALDRICH ROBERT HENRY BNR 12/27/1971154013 HMM-165 WO1 ALEXANDER BARRY KENNETH KIA 09/22/196968-513/68-23 71 AHC CPT ALEXANDER DAVID LEE KIA 02/06/197170-20 67-18493178 ASHC Two years ago I walked through the front door of Hoa Lo. Dinh . I was flat on my back. Our own Phantom was suffering from a variety of ills. Mr. Creccas response (farther below) displays considerably more class than that displayed by b fearn in this particular instance. Rest in Peace, dear Scotty. 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