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With right forearm severed by North Vietnamese AAA shrapnel, this A-4 pilot flew his Skyhawk until he could eject and being recovered by US Navy destroyer
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

With right forearm severed by North Vietnamese AAA shrapnel, this A-4 pilot flew his Skyhawk until he could eject and being recovered by US Navy destroyer

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Dario Leone
Sep 25 2026
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The Story of Wynn Foster, the Heroic A-4 Pilot who Evaded North Vietnamese AAA after his Right Forearm had been Severed by Shrapnel
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Story of Wynn Foster, the Heroic A-4 Pilot who Evaded North Vietnamese AAA after his Right Forearm had been Severed by Shrapnel

Nov 24 2019
By 
Dario Leone
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