Project RED BARON I: Air-to-Air Encounters in Southeast Asia. Volume II. F-105 Events Prior to 1 March 1967

Project RED BARON I
Air-to-Air Encounters in Southeast Asia
Volume II. F-105 Events Prior to 1 March 1967

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION		1
	Data Sources	1
	Data Presentation	3
DATA DEFINITION AND COLLECTION		7
	Background - Goals and Limitations	7
	Approach	8
	Description of Interview Procedure	11
	General Comments on Data	13
EVENT RECONSTRUCTIONS		15

Table 1. LIST OF EVENTS

Event	Date/Time	Aircraft Involved No./Type		Results Lost/Damaged
		U.S.	Enemy	U.S.	Enemy
II-1	4 Apr 1965/1215H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	2/0	0/0
II-2	24 Jun 1965/1600H	4 F-105	2 MIG-15	0/0	0/0
II-3	5 Oct 1965/day	1 F-105	MIGS	1/0	0/0
II-4	Oct 1965/	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-5	16 Nov 1965/1540H	6 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-6	28 Nov 1965/1212H	1 F-105	2 MIG-?	Sighting
II-7	16 Dec 1965/1630H	4 F-105	5 MIG-17	Sighting
II-8	16 Dec 1965/1625H	3 F-105	2 MIG-?	Sighting
II-9	20 Dec 1965/1600H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17?	0/0	0/0
II-10	16 Mar 1966/1433H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-11	23 Apr 1966/1532H	4 F-105D	3 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-12	8 May 1965/1605H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-13	10 May 1966/1621H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	Sighting
II-14	10 May 1966/1800H	4 F-105	3 MIG-17	Sighting
II-15	29 Jun 1966/1310H	4 F-105	4 MIG-17	0/2	1/0
II-16	Jun 1966/	4 F-105	1 MIG-17	Sighting
II-17	Jun-Jul 1966/1500H	2 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-18	7 Jul 1966	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-19	7 Jul 1966/1615H	1 F-105D 1 F-105F	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-20	12 Ju1 1966/	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-21	11 Jul 1966/0705H	1 F-105 1 F-105	2 MIG-21 2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-22	14 Jul 1966/	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-23	19 Jul 1966/1611H	8 F-105	4 MIG-17	1/1	0/3
II-24	Jul 1966	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-25	20 Jul 1966/0842H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-26	Jul 1966/1300H	1 F-105	5 MIG-17	Sighting
II-27	20 Jul 1966/0850H	4 F-105	2 Unid.	0/0	0/0
II-28	20 Jul 1966/1446H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-29	20 Jul 1966/1602H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-30	22 Jul 1966/1630H	4 F-105	3 MIG-17	Sighting
II-31	25 Jul 1966/1020H	4 F-105	2 MIG-19	0/0	0/0
II-32	12 Aug 1966/1088H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/1	0/1?
II-33	17 Aug 1966/1516H	2 F-105D	1 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-34	17 Aug 1966/1502H	2 F-105D	2? MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-35	18 Aug 1966/1528H	2 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/1	1/0
II-36	18 Aug 1966/1603H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-37	18 Aug 1966/1603H	2 F-105D	3 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-38	22 Aug 1966/1626H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	0/2	0/0
II-39	9 Sep 1966/0900H	1 F-105F 1 F-105D	3 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-40	11 Sep 1966	3 F-105	1 Unid.	Sighting
II-41	14 Sep 1966/1643H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-42	14 Sep 1966/1636H	4 F-105D	3 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-43	14 Sep 1966/1638H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	Sighting
II-44	15 Sep 1966/1555H	3 F-105	2 MIG-?	Sighting
II-45	16 Sep 1966/1645H	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	Sighting
II-46	16 Sep 1966/1650H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-47	16 Sep 1966/1647H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-48	17 Sep 1966/0927H	3 F-105	1 MIG-19 3 MIG-?	0/0	0/0
II-49	18 Sep 1966/0931H	3 F-105D	3 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-50	18 Sep 1966/1648H	2 F-105D	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-51	18 Sep 1966/1644H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	Sighting
II-52	18 Sep 1966/1646H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-53	20 Sep 1966/1645H	11 F-105	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-54	21 Sep 1966/1027H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-55	21 Sep 1966/1015H	4 F-105	1 MIG-17	0/0	0/1
II-56	21 Sep 1966/1000H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	1/0
II-57	21 Sep 1966/1015H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-17	0/0	1/0
II-58	21 Sep 1966/1025H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17 2 MIG-21	0/0	0/1
II-59	21 Sep 1966/1032H	4 F-105	3 MIG-17	0/0	0/1
II-60	21 Sep 1966/1030H	2 F-105	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-61	22 Sep 1966/0845H	4 F-105	1 MIG-?	Sighting
II-62	28 Sep 1966/	4 F-105	1 MIG-21?	Sighting
II-63	28 Sep 1966/1725H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-21	Sighting
II-64	8 Oct 1966/1545H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-65	8 Oct 1966/1545H	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/1?
II-66	8 Oct 1966/1543H	4 F-105	3 MIG-17 2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-67	8 Oct 1966/1541H	4 F-105	4 MIG-17	Sighting
II-68	Oct 1966/	4 F-105	1 MIG-19 MIG-15?	Sighting
II-69	3 Nov 1966/1556H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-70 [Missing]	Nov 1966/	4 F-105	6 MIG-17	Sighting
II-71	Nov 1966/	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-72	Nov 1966/	4 F-105D	3 MIG-21	Sighting
II-73	Nov 1966/	4 F-105D	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-74	Nov 1966/	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	Sighting
II-75	2 Dec 1966/1425H	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-76	2 Dec 1966/1430H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-77	3 Dec 1966/1220H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-78	3 Dec 1966/1240H	4 F-105	2 MIG-15/17	Sighting
II-79	3 Dec 1966/1213H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-80	4 Dec 1966/1040H	4 F-105	1 MIG-17	Sighting
II-81	4 Dec 1966/	4 F-105D	1 MIG-?	Sighting
II-82	4 Dec 1966/1040H	4 F-105	2 MIG-?	Sighting
II-83	4 Dec 1966/1637H	4 F-105	8-10 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-84	4 Dec 1966/1642H	4 F-105	16 MIG-17	0/0	1?/0
II-85	4 Dec 1966/1645H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17 2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-86	4 Dec 1966/1706H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-17	Sighting
II-87	4 Dec1966/1705H	4 F-105	4 MIG-17	0/0	1/0
II-88	4 Dec 1966/1715H	4 F-105	9 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-89	4 Dec 1966/1713H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-90	5 Dec 1966/1012H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-91	5 Dec 1966/1015H	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-92	5 Dec 1966/1530H	3 F-105D	1 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-93	5 Dec 1966/1630H	2 F-105F 2 F-105D	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-94	5 Dec 1966/1652H	1 F-105F 3 F-105D	2 MIG-17	1/0	0/0
II-95	5 Dec 1966/1655H	4 F-105	8 Unid.	Sighting
II-96	8 Dec 1966/1615H	8 F-105	8 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-97	13 Dec 1966/1610H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-98	13 Dec 1966/1600H	16 F-105D	? MIGS	0/0	0/0
II-99	14 Dec 1966/1625H	4 F-105D	6 MIG-21	1/0	0/0
II-100	14 Dec 1966/1530H	4 F-105D	6 MIG-21 6 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-101	14 Dec 1966/1707H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-102	14 Dec 1966/1615H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-103	14 Dec 1966/1704H	2 F-105	2 MIG Poss	0/0	0/0
II-104	14 Dec 1966/1650H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-105	14 Dec 1966/1613H	4 F-105	? MIGS	0/0	0/0
II-106	14 Dec 1966/	1 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-107	19 Dec 1966/1548H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-17 2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-108	19 Dec 1966/1600H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21C 4 MIG-?	Sighting
II-109	19 Dec 1966/1605H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-?	Sighting
II-110	19 Dec 1966/1603H	4 F-105D	6 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-111	19 Dec 1966/1600H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-21	Sighting
II-112	19 Dec 1966/1603H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17 2 MIG-?	0/0	0/0
II-113	19 Dec 1966/1549H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-114	19 Dec 1966/1545H	4 F-105	14 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-115	19 Dec 1966/1547H	4 F-105D	9 MIG-17	Sighting
II-116	19 Dec 1966/1545H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-117	Dec 1966	4 F-105D	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-118	2 Jan 1967/1510H	2 F-105D 2 F-105F	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-119	6 Jan 1967/1534H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-120	7 Jan 1967/late afternoon	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-121	7 Jan 1967/late afternoon	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-122	7 Jan 1967/0830H	20 F-105	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-123	8 Jan 1967/0825H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-21	Sighting
II-124	15 Jan 1967/1615H	8 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-125	15 Jan 1967/1645H	4 F-105D	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-126	16 Jan 1967/0818H	4 F-105	4? MIG-?	Sighting
II-127	16 Jan 1967/0838H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-128	16 Jan 1967/0825H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-129	16 Jan 1967/0825H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	Sighting
II-130	17 Jan 1967/0759H	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-131	16 Jan 1967/1538H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-132	17 Jan 1967/0838H	4 F-105	2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-133	17 Jan 1967/0715H	4 F-105	? MIGS	0/0	0/0
II-134	17 Jan 1967/1609H	3 F-105	1 MIG-?	Sighting
II-135	17 Jan 1967/0820H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	Sighting
II-136	21 Jan 1967/0844H	4 F-105D	4 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-137	21 Jan 1967/0442H	4 F-105D	3 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-138	21 Jan 1967/1605H	4 F-105	8 MIG-17 2 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-139	21 Jan 1967/0844H	4 F-105	1 MIG-21	Sighting
II-140	21 Jan 1967/1525H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-141	21 Jan 1967/0840	4 F-105D	10? MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-142	21 Jan 1967/1522H	4 F-105D	5 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-143	21 Jan 1967/1621H	4 F-105D	2 MIG-19	0/0	0/0
II-144	21 Jan 1967/1620H	4 F-105	5-8 MIG-17	0/1	0/0
II-145	22 Jan 1967/0936H	4 F-105	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-146	27 Jan 1967/	4 F-105	4 MIG-17	0/0	0/0
II-147	29 Jan 1967/	4 F-105D	3 MIG-21	0/0	0/0
II-148	4 Feb 1967/0848H	4 F-105	4 MIG-21	Sighting
II-149	4 Feb 1967/0730H	4 F-105	6 MIG-21	Sighting
II-150	4 Feb 1967/0859H	4 F-105	3 Unid.	Sighting
II-151	4 Feb 1967/1600H	4 F-105	2 MIG-17	0/0	0/0

Project RED BARON IAir-to-Air Encounters in Southeast AsiaVolume II. F-105 Events Prior to 1 March 1967

Project RED BARON I
Air-to-Air Encounters in Southeast Asia
Volume II. F-105 Events Prior to 1 March 1967