A Note from The Virtual Wall Two aviators from RVAH-9 embarked in USS RANGER were killed in a landing accident after returning from a photo recon mission over South Vietnam. RANGER was operating about 60 miles off the Mekong Delta when RA-5C (BuNo 149312) "boltered" - i.e., failed to engage an arresting wire while landing. When the pilot applied full power, the starboard engine exploded and the aircraft went into the water. The two crewmen were LCDR Charles D. Schoonover, pilot, and ENS Hal T. Hollingsworth of Grace, Indiana, recon navigator.

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