Last update on Aug.26, 2026

CVW-15 (NL)
USS CORAL SEA (CVA 43)
Jul.26, 1967 - Apr.6, 1968 (Vietnam War)

VF-151 (F-4B)VF-161 (F-4B)
100 150997 (*1) --> 153913 
101 150446201 153915
102 150424202 151482
103 152325203 150449 (*6) --> 152263
104 152987 (*2)204 149450
105205 149462
106 150421 (*3) --> 152991206 150474 (*7)
107 149457207 149415 --> 151488 (*8)
110 150907210 150634
111 151448211
112 150447212 150480
113 150995 (*4) --> 151511213 151006
114 151436214 150456
115 152304 (*5)215 151487
(*1) VF-151 F-4B 150997/NL-100
19 November 1967, shot down by a MiG-17 near Haiphong, North Vietnam.
(*2) VF-151 F-4B 152987/NL-104
16 November 1967, shot down by an SA-2 near Hai Doung, North Vietnam.
(*3) VF-151 F-4B 150421/NL-106
24 October 1967, shot down by an SA-2 near Phuc Yen, North Vietnam.
(*4) VF-151 F-4B 150995/NL-113
24 October 1967, shot down by an SA-2 near Son Nam/Thai Nguyen, North Vietnam.
(*5) VF-151 F-4B 152304/NL-115
19 November 1967, shot down by a MiG-17 near Haiphong, North Vietnam.
(*6) VF-161 F-4B 150449/NL-203
29 December 1967, shot down by ground fire near Cam Pha, North Vietnam,
ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin.
(*7) VF-161 F-4B 150474/NL-206
8 October 1967, destroyed in an accident aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) in the South China Sea.
(*8) VF-161 F-4B 151488/NL-207
17 November 1967, shot down by ground fire near Hanoi, North Vietnam. ditched into the sea.

VA-153 (A-4E)VA-25 (A-1H, A-1J)VA-155 (A-4E)
301 152031401 142058 (A-1J)501 150059 (*15) --> 152061
302 152039402 139734 (A-1H)502 150062
303 152029403 134589 (A-1H)503 150007
304 152033404 139803 (A-1H) --> 134499 (A-1H) (*11)504 150055
305 152032405 137575 (A-1H) (*13) --> 135300505
306 152030406 137622 (A-1H)506 152071 (*16) --> 152058
307 152019407 135286 (A-1H)507 152061
310 151193 --> 151124410 142076 (A-1J)510
311 151036 --> 150083411 142077 (A-1J)511 152044
312 150057 (*9) 412 135390 (A-1H) (*12) 512 152038 (*14) --> 150037 (*17)
313 151025 (*10)413 139680 (A-1H)513 152050
314 151030414 142070 (A-1J)514 152017
315 151169 515 152043
316 152013 516 150007
(*9) VA-153 A-4E 150057/NL-312
25 January 1968, ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin off Vinh, North Vietnam,
due to battle damage.
(*10) VA-153 A-4E 151025/NL-313
29 August 1967, stalled and crashed near Nhan Thap/Vinh, North Vietnam.
(*11) VA-25 A-1H 134499/NL-404
14 February 1968, shot down by People's Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese Air Force) MiG-17F
after straying into Chinese airspace off coast of Hainan Island
(*12) VA-25 A-1H 135390/NL-412
30 August 1967, ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin due to battle damage.
(*13) VA-25 A-1H 137575/NL-405
19 August 1967, ditched into the South China Sea
on approach to USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) due to engine failure.
(*14) VA-155 A-4E 152038/NL-512
17 October 1967, caught fire and crashed near Dao Cai Bau/Dal Yuyen, North Vietnam.
(*15) VA-155 A-4E 150059/NL-501
26 October 1967, shot down by an SA-2 near Phuc Yen/Thai Nguyen, North Vietnam.
(*16) VA-155 A-4E 152071/NL-506
22 December 1967, crashed near Vinh, North Vietnam
after being caught in explosion of own bombs.
(*17) VA-155 A-4E 150037/NL-512
Nov.25, 1967, fell into the Gulf of Tonkin off the deck of USS Coral Sea (CVA 43),
blown over side by jet blast from another aircraft.

VAH-2 DET.43 (KA-3B)
605 142252
606 142400
607 142406

VAW-116 (E-2A)
701 150539
702 151711
703 151715
704 151719

VFP-63 DET.43 (RF-8G)
710 144623 (*18)
711 14xxxx
712 146856
(*18) VFP-63 DET.43 RF-8G 144623/NL-710
21 September 1967, shot down by ground fire
5 miles from Quang Yen near border of Quang Ninh Province, North Vietnam.

VAW-13 DET.43 (EA-1F)
(VR)771 13xxxx
(VR)779 13xxxx
(VR)781 135040

HC-1 DET.43 (UH-2A)
(UP)xx 1xxxxx
(UP)xx 1xxxxx
(UP)xx 1xxxxx

COD(C-1A)
750 136750