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OUR ADOPTED POW/MIA ROBERT D. EDGAR 1ST LT US AIR FORCE 432 TRW UDORN RTAFB THAILAND BORN: 21 MAY 43 HOME: VENICE, FLORIDA DATE OF LOSS: 5 FEB 68 WHERE: LAOS STATUS: (1973) MISSING IN ACTION AIRCREW: RF-4C On 5 FEB 68 1st LT William T.Potter and 1st LT Robert D. Edgar were crew members in a RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft. Robert Edgar was the navigator of the RF-4C aircraft which departed Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, on a photo reconnaissance mission over Laos. Upon arrival in the area, which was under control of the North Viet Namese, the pilot, William Potter contacted a controller for a specific target assignment. After being advised on weather and terrain, the pilot notified the controller that they were under the clouds and had located the target. He advised that he would position for photos and depart to the northwest. While orbiting in the area, the controller saw an explosion and immediate attempts to contact the RF-4C brought no response. The aircraft crashed on Phakap mountain, four kilometers south of Bau Phanup, and about 2.5 kilometers east of Napank Village, Khammouan Province, Laos. Search and Rescue forces saw no parachutes nor heard any electronic beacon signals. Resistance fighters in the area gave reports of investigating the crash site, only to find the aircraft had burned and skeletal remains of the pilot were still inside. Robert Edgar's missing status was changed at presumptive finding of hearing to dead/body not recovered. On 28 MAY 87, The Joint Casualty Resolution Center passed on to Mrs. Edgar, information that was received from a former RLA Sergeant and then Resistance Fighter refugee who had departed Laos in 1976 that seemingly confirmed the crash and burn the RF-4C on the mountain, and the finding of the pilot's skeletal remains inside. What actually happened to Robert Edgar remains a mystery. |
