M61 Vulcan
Applications and first combat use

M61 Vulcan

Section Title: Applications and first combat use
Table Section Text: None

Date/Year	Firing aircraft	M61 Vulcan variant	Aircraft downed	USAF Unit/comments

29 June 1966	F-105D Thunderchief	M61A1	MiG-17	421st Tactical Fighter Squadron

18 August 1966	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	34th TFS

21 September 1966	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	333rd TFS

21 September 1966	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	431st TFS

4 December 1966	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	469th TFS

1967	F-105D/F-105F	M61A1	(5) MiG-17s	333rd TFS

1967	F-105D	M61A1	(8) MiG-17s	354th TFS

1967	F-105D/F-105F	M61A1	(4) MiG-17s	357th TFS

1967	F-4C Phantom II	SUU-16 gunpod	(2) MiG-17s	480th TFS

13 May 1967	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	44th TFS

3 June 1967	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	13th TFS: Captain Ralph Kuster

23 August 1967	F-105D	M61A1	MiG-17	34th TFS

24 October 1967	F-4D	SUU-23 gunpod	MiG-21	433rd TFS

1967	F-4D	SUU-23	(3) MiG-17s	435th TFS

3 January 1968	F-4D	SUU-23	MiG-17	433rd TFS; Pilot, Major B J Bogoslofski, WSO, Captain Richard L Huskey

14 February 1968	F-4D	SUU-23	MiG-17	555th TFS

1972	F-4E	M61A1	(3) MiG-21s	35th TFS; The F4E was the first Phantom II to enter the war with an internal Vulcan gun.

2 June 1972	F-4E	M61A1	MiG-19	58th TFS; First kill at supersonic speed (Mach 1.2); Major Phil Handley/WSO 1LT J. J. Smallwood

9 September 1972	F-4E	M61A1	MiG-21	555th TFS

15 October 1972	F-4E	M61A1	MiG-21	307th TFS

Total MiG-17s:	32

Total MiG-19s:	1

Total MiG-21s:	6

Total:	39

Sentence(s)

The first confirmed Vulcan gun kill occurred on 29 June 1966, by F-105 Thunderchief, with the 421st TFS, downed MiG-17.

final_sentence: The first confirmed Vulcan gun kill occurred on 29 June 1966, by F-105 Thunderchief, with the 421st TFS, downed MiG-17.