OFFICIAL STATUS: MISSING

CASE SUMMARY: SEE ATTACHED

RATIONALE FOR SELECTION: Flight members did not know Capt. Moore's aircraft had been hit until they began receiving beeper signals on guard channel. Search and rescue forces found an empty parachute, but no voice or visual contact was established with Capt. Moore. There have been no subsequent reports of Capt. Moore s possible capture or death.

REFNO: 0826 19 Apr 76

(U) CASE SUMMARY

1. On 3 September 1967 Capt.. Herbert W. Moore, Jr., was the pilot of an F105D aircraft, (#61-0078), as number two in a flight of four on a strike mission over NVN. Upon arriving in the target area the flight encountered antiaircraft fire. The flight leader and number two aircraft attacked, and after the attack the flight leader made several calls for number two to check in, but received no answer. The flight leader then switched to the Guard radio frequency and began receiving beeper signals. No parachute was observed, however, there was cloud cover. A column of smoke was sighted on a small hill five miles northeast of the target which was believed to be the aircraft crash site (WE 932 890).

2. Search and rescue (SAR) was initiated immediately. One SAR helicopter sighted a parachute on the ground in the vicinity of grid coordinates WE 865 884 three miles north of the target. The parachute was determined to be empty. Intermittent beeper signals were received throughout SAR operations, but no visual or radio contact was established with Capt. Moore. After electronic, visual and voice attempts were unsuccessful, SAR operations were ended at 0730 hours on 4 September 1967. (Ref 1)

3. During the existence of JCRC, the hostile threat in the area precluded any visits to or ground inspections of the sites involved in this case. This individual's name and identifying data were turned over to the Four-Party Joint Military Team with a request for any information available. No response was forthcoming. Capt. Moore is currently carried in the status of Missing.

REFERENCE USED

1. RPT (U), 388TFW (CBPO-PA), AF Form 484 w/statements, 8 Sep 67.