File:Lieutenant Junior Grade William T. Patton (USN) of VA-176 with a Douglas A-1H Skyraider, in 1966.jpg
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English: On the 9 October 1966, U.S. Navy Lt.(jg) William T. Patton of Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17 near Hanoi flying the Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 137543). The kill was observed by his section leader, Lt. Peter Russell. Patton on the left, explains to Russell how he maneuvered during the MiG engagement. Patton was assigned to attack squadron VA-176 "Thunderbolts" of Attack Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11). LCDR Leo Cook and his wingman LTJG Wiley were the lead section of Skyraiders to locate and hopefully rescue a downed U.S. pilot in North Vietnam. While maneuvering at low altitude between ridges and cloud layers, they were jumped two sections of MiG-17s. Calling out the attack on their common radio frequency, Cook and Wiley maouvered against the MiGs. Russell and Patton soon arrived in the area and immediately gained a position of advantage on the MiGs and Patton could shoot one down. VA-176 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the Intrepid for a deployment to Vietnam from 4 April to 21 November 1966. A-1H BuNo 135326 is in the background. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy sailor or employee [1] |
| Author | Harry Gann |
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