<p>A U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell McDonnell F-4J-32-MC <i>Phantom II</i> (BuNo 154784) from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-333 <i>Shamrocks</i> in flight. VMFA-333 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>America</i> (CVA-66) for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 June 1972 to 24 March 1973.<br></p>
This aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over North Vietnam on 11 September 1972, shortly after shooting down a MiG-21. Both crew, Capt. Andrew Scott Dudley and 1st Lt. James W. Brady, ejected and were picked up by SAR helicopters.
USN
1972
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv66-73/116.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv66-73/index_015.htm">USS <i>America</i> (CVA-66) 1972-73 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>