John Larue Brim
Staff Sergeant
4TH AIR COMMANDO SQDN, 14TH AIR COMMANDO WING, 7TH AF
United States Air Force
Princess Anne, Virginia
April 19, 1942 to March 29, 1967
JOHN L BRIM is on the Wall at Panel 17E, Line 66

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John L Brim
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25 Dec 1998

My Dad was a loadmaster on an AC-47 gunship, which was shot down during hostilities.



23 Aug 2004

I would be interested to hear from anyone related to any of his crew members.

From his son,
John Norton
mrmrs.norton@comcast.net


 

Notes from The Virtual Wall

In early 1967 night attacks on isolated hamlets and outposts were a continuing problem. The AC-47 gunships were very effective in providing cover - they could stay on station a long time and had immense firepower - but their very effectiveness made them a high-priority target for the NVA and Viet Cong forces.

On the night of 28/29 March 1967, a "Puff" gunship (AC-47D tail number 44-76534) of the 4th Air Commando Squadron detachment at Danang was dispatched to help defend an outpost near Hoi An, about 10 miles south of Danang. The aircraft's crew consisted of

  • Capt William H Hosea
  • Capt Herbert C Rice
  • Capt John B Cabana
  • SSgt John L Brim
  • SSgt James L Fields
  • TSgt Guy J Brungard
  • A1C Robert E Ruonavaara
The aircraft arrived over target and established its orbit, but was hit by intense automatic weapons fire and crashed a few miles from Hoi An. All seven crewmen died in the crash.

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