▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁fuel ▁as ▁the ▁aircraft ▁tried ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁tank er ; ▁the ▁pilot ▁and ▁his ▁We ap ons ▁Systems ▁Officer ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁e ject ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft ▁as ▁it ▁mal function ed ▁over ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁battle ▁concluded ▁as ▁the ▁worst ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁since ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁lost ▁five ▁aircraft ▁over ▁the ▁sk ies ▁of ▁North ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁day . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁' Black ▁Wed nes day ' ▁amongst ▁U . S . ▁pil ots ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁air ▁operations ▁over ▁H ano i ▁on ▁that ▁particular ▁day . ▁The ▁US AF ▁officially ▁confirmed ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁three ▁F - 4 D ▁f igh ters ▁during ▁the ▁ra id ▁against ▁the ▁Y en ▁Vien ▁rail ▁yard , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁We ap on ▁Systems ▁Offic ers ▁Captain ▁Ron ald ▁N . ▁S itt ner ▁( 6 6 - 0 2 3 8 , ▁ 8 th ▁T F W ) ▁and ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁Charles ▁Lane ▁( 6 6 - 0 0 2 4 7 , ▁ 8 th ▁T F W ). ▁Major ▁Charles ▁R . ▁Ty ler , ▁Captain ▁Larry ▁E . ▁Car rig an , ▁Major ▁Robert ▁R . ▁Sa wh ill ▁and ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁Ger ald ▁L . ▁Ger nd t ▁e ject ed ▁safely ▁from ▁their ▁aircraft ,