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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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