Last update on Sep.16, 2026

CVW-5 (NF)
USS MIDWAY (CVA 41)
Apr.16, 1971 - Nov.6, 1971 (Vietnam War)

VF-161 (F-4B)	VF-151 (F-4B)	VA-93 (A-7B)	VA-56 (A-7B)
100	200 153059	300 154379	400 154547
101 152243	201 153026	301 154382	401 154399
102 153045	202 153056	302 154405	402 154509
103 152983	203 153032	303 154553	403 154508
104 153914	204 153057	304 154381	404 154535
105 152229	205 153008	305 154485	405 154536
106 153031	206 153065	306 154545	406 154519
107 152294	207 152258	307 154393	407 154362
110 153068	210 151013	310 154397	410 154533
111 151417	211	311 154396	411 154541
112 151463	212 152212	312 154465	412 154539 (*1)
113 153050	213 151513	313 154398	413 154544
114 152259	214 152214	314 154490	414 154531
(*1) VA-56 A-7B 154539/NF-412 19 October 1971, damaged in a collision with VAW-115 E-2B 151721/NF-013, both planes where in landing pattern approaching the USS Midway (CVA 41) at night, aviator attempted to reach MCAS Iwakuni but forced to eject 4,5 miles short of the runway.

VA-115 (A-6A, KA-6D)

500 155584 (A-6A)

501 155585 (A-6A)

502 154133 (A-6A)

503 154135 (A-6A)

504 154137 (A-6A)

505 154140 (A-6A) --> 155620 (A-6A) (*2)

506 154144 (A-6A)

507 154136 (A-6A)

510 154134 (A-6A)

511 154128 (A-6A)

512 154171 (A-6A)

513 154170 (A-6A)

514 151827 (KA-6D)

515 151826 (KA-6D)

516 152597 (KA-6D)

517 152598 (KA-6D) (*3) --> 151792 (KA-6D)

(*2) received A-6A 155620/ED-8 from VMA(AW)-533, MAG-15, MCAS Iwakuni. (*3) VA-115 KA-6D 152598/NF-517 Destroyed August 12, 1971, caught fire in refuelling equipment, and crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam.

VFP-63 DET.3 (RF-8G)	VAW-115 (E-2B)	HC-1 DET.8 (SH-3G/A)
601 146856	010 151709	003 149925 (SH-3A)
602 146863	011 151716	004 149930 (SH-3G)
603 146897	012 151719	005 151545 (SH-3G)
604 145608	013 151721 (*4)	006 150620 (SH-3G)
(*4) VAW-115 E-2B 151721/NF-013 19 October 1971, E-2B 151721/NF-013 was on final approach to the USS Midway (CVA 41) when VA-56 A-7B 154539/NF-412 crossed the pattern and clipped the E2's wing, this caused a loss of hydraulic pressure and control of the aircraft, and crashed into the Sea of Japan.

VAQ-130 DET.2 (EKA-3B)

610 142237

611 142239

612 142251

COD (C-1A)

000 146035