| Date: 28 December 1972 |
| Aircraft type: A-6A Intruder |
| Serial Number: 155666 |
| Military Unit: VMA(AW)-533, MAG-15 |
| Service: USMC |
| Home Base: Nam Phong |
| Name(s): |
| Capt Ralph Jim Chipman (KIA) |
| 1Lt Ronald Wayne Forrester (KIA) |
| A Marine Corps A-6 Intruder (call sign Tiny 05) disappeared during a night-time road reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. The exact fate of the aircraft and its crew was not determined at the time but it was thought to have been shot down on the coast near Xuan Noa, 15 miles southeast of Dong Hoi. The remains of the crew were eventually found during post-war investigations with those of Capt Chipman being officially announced on 2 August 2023 and those of 1Lt Wayne on 4 December. |
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