670813- RA-5C lost to AAA; crew captured

"...was hit and burst into flames immediately thereafter."   It is something of a miracle that the pilot survived since the RA-5C ejection sequence builds in a 0.75 second delay while the backseater clears the aircraft before the pilot's ejection seat fires. Nearly 1.5 seconds elapses from initiation before the pilot is well clear  (see sequencing table nearby).  The ejection seat itself was designed for high speed operation and evidently the sturdiness required for high altituce Mach 2 ejection was adequate for low supersonic mid-altitude egress following a catastrophic structural failure as appears to have happened here.

A memorial plaque (bottom) was dedicated at the RA-5C display (top) at Sanford International Airport (formerly Sanford Naval Air Station).

Wayne was my roommate aboard Constellation.  Spaces were located on the third deck, port side, aft of Ready 5.  See also 1967-08-13 First loss for additional detail.  

Oddly enough, I remember Leo for a throwaway comment he made in in the wardroom after dinner earlier in the cruise.  The "milk" served in remote stations is a chalky, disgusting concoction whose only redeeming quality was its resistance to souring. Leo said that the first thing was was going to do once we returned was get a glass of real milk. I often thought about this comment over the subsequent 5-1/2 years they suffered in a NVN prisoner of war camp,  Fortunately, they both were released in relatively good health, so Leo eventually got his milk.