Grumman S-2 Tracker crash, Jan 22, 1966 (4 killed), Gulf...
Grumman S-2 Tracker accident on January 22, 1966 near Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam with 4 fatalities.
- Date: January 22, 1966
- Aircraft: Grumman S-2 Tracker
- Location: Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
A US Navy S 2 Tracker launched from USS Hornet to cover search and rescue destroyers off North Vietnam was investigating an unidentified radar contact in the Gulf of Tonkin on the night of 21 and 22 January 1966. The aircraft disappeared, and Hanoi Radio reported that a US aircraft had been shot down. A liferaft from the aircraft was recovered about 150 miles away, but no trace of the four crew was found and they were declared dead in 1975.