U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.

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Lt. Col. Donald Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission when his plane disappeared in a ...

Lt. Col. Donald Downing was reported killed in action in April 1978 after going missing in Vietnam in September 1967.

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The scene of the Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, December 29, 2024. Photo: Reuters Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and Prime ...

The aircraft U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing, 33, of Columbus, Wisconsin, was in went down in September 1967.