Last update on May 21, 2025

CVW-2 (NE)
USS RANGER (CVA 61)
Nov.16, 1972 - Jun.22, 1973 (Vietnam War)

VF-154 (F-4J)VF-21 (F-4J)VA-113 (A-7E)VA-25 (A-7E)
100 158373200 158378300400 157451
101 158351201 158376301 157512401
102 158377202 158368302402 157499
103 158369203 158361 (*1)303403
104 158375204 158374304404
105 158371205 158359305405 157515
106 158360206 158356306 157517406
107 158347207 158372307 157500407 157507
110 158357210 158366 (*2)310 157496410 157506
111 158362211 158370311 157490411 157505
112 158348212 158358312 157501412
113 158352213 158365313 157504413 157514
114 158349 314 157503 (*3) 
(*1) VF-21 F-4J 158361/NE-203
crashed into the sea, 17'26.58" North, 107.50.56 East, off the coast of North Vietnam,
shortly after take off from the USS Ranger (CVA 61),
after colliding with another VF-21 F-4J 158366/NE-210
on Jan.29, 1973
(*2) VF-21 F-4J 158366/NE-210
collided with VF-21 F-4J 158361/NE-203
soon after take off from the carrier USS Ranger (CVA 61)
at 17'26.58" North, 107'55.60" East, off the coast of North Vietnam
on Jan.29, 1973
(*3) VA-113 A-7E 157503/NE-314
shot down by ground fire near Hong Gay/Cam Pha, North Vietnam
on Dec.24, 1972

VA-145 (A-6A, A-6B, KA-6D)
500 155718 (A-6A)
501 155665 (A-6A)
502 155712 (A-6A)
503 155711 (A-6A)
504 155714 (A-6A)
506 155678 (A-6A)
507 155682 (A-6A)
510 155710 (A-6A)
511 155717 (A-6A)
514 149949 (A-6B)
515 149957 (A-6B)
516 151564 (A-6B)
520 152920 (KA-6D)
521 1xxxxx (KA-6D)
522 152914 (KA-6D)
523 1xxxxx (KA-6D)
524 152628 (KA-6D)

RVAH-5 (RA-5C)
600 156626
601 156632
603 156625
604 156613

VAQ-130 DET.4 (EKA-3B)VAW-111 DET.1 (E-1B)HC-1 DET.4 (SH-3G)
610014004
611 142634 (*4)015 148124005
612 142632016 148130006
614 142646017 
(*4) VAQ-130 DET.4 EKA-3B 142634/NE-611
was lost in Gulf of Tonkin on Jan.21, 1973,
being launched at night as a tanker sortie from the USS Ranger (CVA 61) about 100 miles east of Vinh.
As the aircraft was travelling down the catapult there was an explosion
and sparks were seen to come from the starboard engine.
The aircraft pitched nose down and left the ship at a very slow speed and crashed into the sea.

COD (C-1A)
000 136786