| Date: 30 March 1967 |
| Aircraft type: F-100D Super Sabre |
| Serial Number: 56-3027 |
| Military Unit: 531 TFS, 3 TFW |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Bien Hoa |
| Name(s): |
| Capt David Carl Lindberg (Survived) |
| Although by no means a night and all-weather fighter, the F-100 not only maintained night alert in support of troops and outposts that came under attack, but also flew Combat Skyspot missions. These missions involved aircraft being guided to a target that was usually covered by cloud via a ground-based radar, which also indicated to the pilot exactly when to release the bombs. The mission was not much liked by many pilots as it was not as exciting as low level attack and entailed flying straight and level during the bombing run for an extended period. Capt Lindberg was on his bomb run on a Skyspot target 13 miles northwest of Bien Hoa when his aircraft (call sign Ramrod 8) was hit. Remarkably the aircraft was flying at 15,000 feet and was brought down by automatic weapons fire. Capt Lindberg ejected and was rescued by a HH-43B Huskie helicopter from Bien Hoa. David Lindberg was killed two months later when he was shot down during a close air support mission on 21 May. |
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