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Date: 31 March 1965
Aircraft type: A-1H Skyraider
Serial Number: 137584
Military Unit: VA-215
Service: USN
Home Base: USS Hancock
Name(s):
Lt(jg) Gerald Wayne McKinley (KIA)

The battle against the North Vietnamese radar system continued with further raids on the Vinh Son and Cap Mui Ron radar sites involving 60 aircraft from the Hancock and Coral Sea. Lt McKinley’s A-1H (call sign Barn Owl) was hit by ground fire during its second low level bomb run and the aircraft crashed immediately.

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