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The First Loss

Published May 19, 2015

Capt. Robert Trier. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Robert Trier. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Capt. John Pitchford. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. John Pitchford. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Captains John Pritchford and Robert Trier

The first Wild Weasel loss occurred on Dec. 20, 1965. While on an Iron Hand mission over North Vietnam, anti-aircraft fire hit the F-100F crewed by Capts. John Pitchford and Robert Trier. Both ejected, but Capt. Trier was killed while exchanging fire with North Vietnamese troops on the ground. Capt. Pitchford was wounded by his captors and spent the rest of the war as a POW.

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