| Date: 22 August 1965 |
| Aircraft type: F-105D Thunderchief |
| Serial Number: 62-4235 |
| Military Unit: 36 TFS, 6441 TFW on TDY |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Takhli |
| Name(s): |
| Maj Dean Andrew Pogreba (Survived) |
| During an armed reconnaissance mission an F-105 was shot down while attacking a target about 25 miles west of Thanh Hoa. The pilot was eventually rescued by a USAF CH-3C helicopter from Detachment 1 of the 38th ARS. Sadly, Maj Pogreba was shot down and killed on 5 October during a raid northeast of Hanoi. |
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