Keywords: A-4C VA-172 on USS FDR off Vietnam 1966.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145143 from Attack Squadron VA-172 Blue Bolts is fully armed with bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 off Vietnam in 1966 This aircraft was lost on 2 December 1966 when it was shot down by a North Vietnamese SA-2 missile during a night reconnaissance mission over the Red River delta The pilot Commander Bruce A Nystrom VA-172's Commanding Officer was killed CV-42 veteran's website http //ussfranklindroosevelt com/ page_id 4316 photo http //ussfranklindroosevelt com/wp-content/gallery/1966-67-nam-terry-johnson/ready jpg 1966 Terry Johnson ADJ3 VA-172 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4C Skyhawk Attack Squadron 172 United States Navy Aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 |