LtCol John Murray Martin 17 June 1931 – 20 November 1967 On 20 November 1967 two F-4Cs, CRAB 1 and CRAB 2, from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Danang were tasked against a suspected SAM site north of the DMZ. CRAB 2, F-4C tail number 63-7680, was flown by Captain John M. Martin and…
Captain Glenn Hung Nin Lee 6 August 1945 – 27 May 1970 On 27 May 1970 F-4 aircraft from the 480th Tac Ftr Sqdn were supporting US troops in Cambodia, about 45 miles west of Ban Me Thuot. After making several passes at the target, F-4D tail number 66-0275 flown by Capt George R. Keller…
Captain George Richard Keller 5 September 1943 – 27 May 1970 On 27 May 1970 F-4 aircraft from the 480th Tac Ftr Sqdn were supporting US troops in Cambodia, about 45 miles west of Ban Me Thuot. After making several passes at the target, F-4D tail number 66-0275 flown by Capt George R. Keller, Farmington,…
Captain Eric James Huberth 20 January 1945 – ???? On 13 May 1970, Capt. Alan R. Trent, pilot; and then 1st Lt. Eric J. Hubert, co-pilot; comprised the crew of an F-4D (serial # -0607), call sign “Cobra 84,” that departed Phu Cat Airbase in a flight of two to conduct a scramble alert mission…
Major Murray Lyman Borden 2 January 1941 – ???? A flight of two F-4s from the 480th TFS were conducting an armed reconnaissance mission in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam, when they came across truck traffic on Route 103 a few miles 10 miles north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The two aircraft set up…
Colonel Donald R. Spoon, M.D. POW 1967 – 1973 Name: Donald R. Spoon Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force Unit: 480TFS Date of Birth: 22 December 41 Home City of Record: Mound City MO Date of Loss: 21 January 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 213600N 1062800E Status (in 1973): Returnee Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C, #0810…
Major Darrell E. Pyle POW 1966 – 1973 Name: Darrell Edwin Pyle Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force, pilot Unit: 480th TFS Date of Birth: 25 April 1940 Home City of Record: Compton CA Date of Loss: 13 June 1966 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 173800 North 1062200 East Status (in 1973): Returnee Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:…
LtCol Melvin Pollack POW 1967 – 1973 Name: Melvin Pollack Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force Unit: 480th TFS Date of Birth: 09 March 1942 Home City of Record: Long Beach NY Date of Loss: 06 July 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 214300 North 1060300 East Status (in 1973): Returnee Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C Missions:…
Colonel Thomas N. Moe POW 1968 – 1973 Name: Thomas Nelson Moe Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force Unit: 366AW Home City of Record: Arlington VA Date of Loss: 16 January 1968 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 180000 North 1055500 East Status (in 1973): Releasee Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C Missions: 85 Other Personnel in Incident: Scott…
LtCol Kenneth R. Hughey POW 1967 – 1973 Name: Kenneth Raymond Hughey Rank/Branch: O4/United States Air Force, pilot Unit: 480th TFS Date of Birth: 22 May 1932 Home City of Record: Seal Beach CA Date of Loss: 06 July 1967 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 2143300 North 1060300 East Status (in 1973): Returnee…