Last update on Oct.21, 2026

CVW-11 (NH)
USS KITTY HAWK (CVA 63)
Oct.19, 1965 - Jun.13, 1966 (Vietnam War)

VF-213 (F-4G/B)VF-114 (F-4B)
101 150481 (F-4G)401 152267
102 150484 (F-4G)402 152233 (*3)
103 150487 (F-4G)403
104 150492 (F-4G)404
105 150629 (F-4G)405 152299
106 150633 (F-4G)406 152227
107 150636 (F-4G)407 152241
110 150639 (F-4G)410
111 150645 (F-4G) (*1)411
112 150642 (F-4G)412 152220 (*4) --> 152325
113 149428 (F-4B) --> 152257 (F-4B) (*2)413 152224 (*5) --> 151440
114 152260 (F-4B)414 152255 (*6)
1xx 148406 (F-4B) 
(*1) VF-213 F-4G 150645/NH-111
28 April 1966,
ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin due to battle damage
(*2) VF-213 F-4B 152257/NH-113
18 May 1966,
shot down by ground fire near the Ban Karai Pass, Laos
(*3) VF-114 F-4B 152233/NH-402
31 January 1966,
destroyed 4 miles from USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63), Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea
(*4) VF-114 F-4B 152220/NH-412
2 December 1965,
destroyed, cause unknown during combat operations,
presumed aircraft had flown into the hill soon after it entered cloud,
10 miles south of Mu Ron Ma, North Vietnam
(*5) VF-114 F-4B 152224/NH-413
5 March 1966,
crashed near Cai Lay/My Tho in the Mekong Delta, South Vietnam
after being hit by own bomb debris
(*6) VF-114 F-4B 152255/NH-414
26 April 1966, destroyed, location and phase unknown

VA-113 (A-4C)VA-115 (A-1H, A-1J)
301 147696501 142016 (A-1J)
302 147836502 142076 (A-1J)
303 149495 (*7)503 135263 (A-1H)
304 148472504 139700 (A-1H)
305 148583 (*8)505
306 148593506 139778 (A-1H)
307507
310 148458510 139789 (A-1H)
311 149540511 135398 (A-1H) (*11)
312 147759512 137546 (A-1H)
313 148510 (*9)513 142038 (A-1J) (*12)
314 148512 (*10)5xx 142071 (A-1J) (*13)
 5xx 142051 (A-1J) (*14)
(*7) VA-113 A-4C 149495/NH-303
20 April 1966,
damaged by AAA over North Vietnam then try to return to carrier,
but ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin off Vinh, North Vietnam
(*8) VA-113 A-4C 148583/NH-305
17 April 1966,
crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin after a bad launch from USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63)
(*9) VA-113 A-4C 148510/NH-313
17 December 1965,
hit carrier ramp while landing on USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) in Gulf of Tonkin
(*10) VA-113 A-4C 148512/NH-314
20 April 1966,
hit by enemy ground fire while over the Song Ca River,
just northwest of Vinh Son, North Vietnam
(*11) VA-115 A-1H 135398/NH-511
17 April 1966,
hit by an SA-2 south of Vinh, Nghe An Province, North Vietnam,
turned toward Gulf of Tonkin but never heard from plane again
(*12) VA-115 A-1J 142038/NH-513
1 February 1966,
shot down by ground fire near Ban Senphan, Khammouan Province, Laos
(*13) VA-115 A-1J 142071/NH-5xx
11 March 1966,
crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin after a bad launch from USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63)
(*14) VA-115 A-1J 142051/NH-5xx
19 May 1966,
crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin after a bad launch from USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63)

VA-85 (A-6A)
801 151781 (*15)
802 151782
803 151783
804 151784
805 151785 (*16) --> 151578
806 151798 (*17)
807 151787
808 151788 (*18)
809 151789
810 151790 --> 151580
811 151791
812 151793 --> 151797 (*19)
813 151792
814 151794 (*20)
8xx 151800 (*21)
(*15) VA-85 A-6A 151781/NH-801
21 December 1965,
a night attack on a road bridge on the outskirts of Haiphong,
but not returned from combat mission,
believed shot down by SA-2 SAM at Chi Linh, 30 miles North West of Haiphong, North Vietnam
(*16) VA-85 A-6A 151785/NH-805
22 April 1966,
hit by AAA over Vinh, North Vietnam
and crashed into Gulf of Tonkin, 5 miles off Vinh, Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam
(*17) VA-85 A-6A 151798/NH-806
21 April 1966,
shot down by ground fire near Tan Loc Barracks, 10 miles north of Vinh, North Vietnam
(*18) VA-85 A-6A 151788/NH-808
27 April 1966,
hit by small arms fire over the mouth of Song Ca River, North of Vinh, Nghe An Province, North Vietnam,
and ditched in the Gulf of Tonkin
(*19) VA-85 A-6A 151797/NH-812
18 February 1966,
destroyed by blast of its own bombs over Thanh Hoa Province,
and crashed near Moc Chau near Hanoi, Thanh Hoa Province, 70 miles west of Hanoi, North Vietnam
during a daylight armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam in Mountainous terrain
(*20) VA-85 A-6A 151794/NH-814
17 April 1966,
hit by ground fire over North Vietnam and ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin
off Mu Ron Ma, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam
(*21) VA-85 A-6A 151800/NH-8xx
15 May 1966,
unable to refuel from tanker and ran out of fuel over Gulf Of Tonkin,
and ditched in the Gulf of Tonkin due to fuel starvation

RVAH-13 (RA-5C)VAH-4 DET.C (A-3B)
601 150837(ZB)1 142662
602 151627(ZB)2 142660
603 151632 (*22) --> 149304(ZB)3 142653 (*25)
604 151624 (*23) --> 150834(ZB)4 142244
605 151625 (*24) --> 149278 
606 151727 
(*22) RVAH-13 RA-5C 151632/NH-603
Dec.22, 1965,
shot down by an SA-2
5 miles east of Hai Doung Railroad Bridge
in Hai Doung Province, North Vietnam
(*23) RVAH-13 RA-5C 151624/NH-604
Dec.20, 1965
shot down by ground fire
near Hon Gay 15 miles north-east of Haiphong, North Vietnam
(*24) RVAH-13 RA-5C 151625/NH-605
3 February 1966,
shot down by ground fire
off the coast of Hon Me Island/Nghe An Province, North Vietnam
(*25) VAH-4 DET.C A-3B 142653/ZB-3
12 April 1966,
during a flight from NAS Cubi Point to USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63),
strayed into Chinese airspace,
Luichow Peninsula in Kuangtung Province, Hainan Island, China
and shot down by China Air Force Shenyang J-6 fighters

VAW-11 DET.C (E-2A)HC-1 DET.C (UH-2A/B)
(RR)704(UP)18 149036 (UH-2A)
(RR)705(UP)19 149742 (UH-2A)
(RR)706 151714(UP)38 150162 (UH-2B)
(RR)707 151718(UP)47 150183 (UH-2B)

COD (C-1A)
769 136769

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