John Vincent Callanan
| Maj John V. Callanan | |||
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Military Service
- Rank: Lt Col
- Serial Number:
- Type: Pilot
- Squadron: 606th Air Commando Squadron
Missions
11 Mar 1969 - Major Callanan was serving as a navigator with the 609th Special Operations Squadron. His tour began on 6 November 1968. He was killed when his A-26 crashed on approach to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB due to engine failure while returning from a night mission.
According to a friend of the pilot, Captain Callanan, "He died in a crash landing at Nakhon Phanom AB, Thailand, after returning from a night interdiction mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Central Laos. While preparing to land, he and his pilot had a cockpit indication that one of the wheels was not down and locked. They attempted to get positive verification from ground observers that the landing gear was down, and made several low and slow passes over the flight line. On the last one, about midway down the field, the right engine quit because of fuel starvation and the plane rolled to the left and went straight into the ground. There were no survivors."
Citations & Awards
- Air medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Air Force Longevity Award w/3 Oak Clusters
- Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Planes
Crew
Disposition
- KIA 11 Mar 1969
He is listed on the Vietnam Wall, Panel 29W, Line 5.
Personal Life
John Vincent Callanan was born 22 Jul 1933 in Orlando, FL.
Family
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Records and Personnel Information
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- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces (www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces)
- Honor States (www.honorstates.org)
- Together We Served (http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf)
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