| Date: 26 July 1969 |
| Aircraft type: A-4C Skyhawk |
| Serial Number: 147833 |
| Military Unit: VA-112 |
| Service: USN |
| Home Base: USS Ticonderoga |
| Name(s): |
| Lt Richard David Brenning (KWF) |
| The Ticonderoga’s run of accidental aircraft losses in July came to a tragic finale on the 26th when a Skyhawk crashed into the sea after a catapult launch about 70 miles northeast of Dong Hoi, this time the pilot did not survive. The ship had lost five aircraft during the month and completed its last tour of duty off Vietnam on 1 August. During its 97 days on the line it had lost a total of seven aircraft, including two A-4s, three A-7s and two F-8s, all of them from accidental causes. The Ticonderoga was decommissioned on 16 November 1973 and was scrapped the following year. |
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