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A-1H Skyraider VA-122 landing
Summary
A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 139799) from Attack Squadron VA-122 Spad School landing. This aircraft was later given to the USAF as 52-139799. It served with the 22nd Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, and was hit by ground
fire west of Ban Sephan, Khammouan Province, Laos, on 22 January 1970. The pilot headed back to Nakhon Phanom but the aircraft crashed 30 km north-west of the air base. The pilot was rescued by a USAF helicopter.
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Date
1970
Location
Source
U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Copyright info
public domain
