Incident
While flying over Vinh in North Vietnam, the aircraft was hit by an SA-2 surface-to-air missile. The captain decided to evacuate the target area, but with two engines out of service and electric and hydraulic systems inoperative, he ordered the crew to abandon the aircraft and bail out.
Escape and Rescue
The aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin. All six crew members, wounded in the attack, were evacuated by the crew of a USAF HH-53 helicopter and a USMC CH-46 helicopter.
Crew
The crew consisted of: Lt Col Gerald Wickline (pilot), Cpt William "Bill" F. Milcarek (copilot), Cpt Myles McTernan (navigator), Maj Roger A. Klingbeil (radio navigator), Cpt William E. Fergason (electronic warfare officer), and T/Sgt Carlos S. Killgore (air gunner).