On May 13, 1970, an F-4 Phantom "Cobra 84" with two crew members Capt ALAN ROBERT TRENT and Capt. Eric Huberth of the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing departed Phu Cat Air Base, in (South) Vietnam, as the second of two aircraft on a strike mission against a bridge in Cambodia.
Under the direction of a forward air controller (FAC), the aircraft flew an identification pass over the target and the FAC warned the crew to expect enemy ground fire from around the target. When Cobra 84 made its bombing pass over the target, its pilot pulled up late and crashed into a hillside, and the aircraft was destroyed upon impact.
The next day, a ground search team investigated the crash site, Jimi tells this fascinating story.
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