douglas ac-47d spooky (43-76207)
DOUGLAS AC-47D SPOOKY (REGISTRATION: 43-76207)
By Ian Trenowden
DOUGLAS AC-47D SPOOKY (REGISTRATION: 43-76207)
On May 4,1968, two Douglas AC-47D gunships, 43-16159 and 43-76207, departed Phu Cat to engage VC/NVA rocket and mortar sites that were firing on the Pleiku Air Base. Over target both aircraft were shot down within minutes of each other. All six on board 43-16159 were killed. Three crew members of 43-76207 were killed and five survived.
On May 4,1968, two Douglas AC-47D gunships, 43-16159 and 43-76207, departed Phu Cat to engage VC/NVA rocket and mortar sites that were firing on the Pleiku Air Base. Over target both aircraft were shot down within minutes of each other. All six on board 43-16159 were killed. Three crew members of 43-76207 were killed and five survived.
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AIR COMMANDO 2 Krawczyk, Edward Chester
SURNAME Krawczyk FORENAME Edward Chester UNIT 4 Air Commando Squadron (14 A.C. Wing) RANK Captain NUMBER 2232419 DATE OF DEATH 5th May 1968 AGE 41 GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Warren,Rhode Island born 21.12.1926 Rhode Island married enlisted 19.2.1945 Fort...- John Robertson
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AIR COMMANDO 2 Wackerfuss, Richard William
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AIR COMMANDO 2 Merry, Donald Lewis
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AIR COMMANDO 2 Kent, Nacey
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