| Date: 17 July 1968 |
| Aircraft type: EF-10B Skyknight |
| Serial Number: 125793 |
| Military Unit: VMCJ-1, MAG-11 |
| Service: USMC |
| Home Base: Da Nang |
| Name(s): |
| 1Lt Ariel Lindley Cross (KIA) |
| 1Lt Lionel Parra, Jr. (KIA) |
| One of VMCJ-1’s ancient EF-10Bs (call sign Pigment) was lost during a radar-jamming mission close to the DMZ. The cause of the loss and the fate of the crew were not determined. This was the fifth and final EF-10B lost during the four years that VMCJ-1 operated the type from Da Nang. The Skynight pioneered electronic-countermeasures during the war despite its age and poor performance in comparison with more modern jets. Using the radio call sign Cottonpicker, VMCJ-1’s aircraft flew over 9,000 sorties and provided stand-off electronic jamming in support of thousands of strikes both day and night. The EF-10s were withdrawn from Da Nang in October 1969 and transferred to the 3rd MAW at El Toro until retired on 31 May 1970. |
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