| Date: 18 May 1967 |
| Aircraft type: A-4C Skyhawk |
| Serial Number: 147842 |
| Military Unit: VA-113 |
| Service: USN |
| Home Base: USS Enterprise |
| Name(s): |
| Lt Robert John Naughton (POW) |
| Lt Naughton was leading another pilot on an armed reconnaissance mission during which they attacked the Dong Thuong railway bridge, 10 miles northeast of Thanh Hoa. As the aircraft (call sign Battle Cry) started a 30-degree dive to fire a pod of unguided rockets, it was hit by ground fire. The aircraft burst into flames, probably having taken a hit in a fuel line or tank, and within seconds Lt Naughton lost control of the aircraft and ejected. He was captured and spent the rest of the war as a POW until released on 4 March 1973. He was on his second tour in Southeast Asia and flying his 194th mission when he was shot down. |
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