| PersonID | 610855 |
| Name | Lockhart, Hayden J. |
| Branch | U.S. Air Force |
| Current Status | Retired |
| Graduation | 1961 |
| Squadron | CS 04 |
| Home Town | Springfield |
| Home State | OH |
| High School | Point Pleasant High School, W. Vir. |
| High School Activities | Football, Baseball, Editor Yearbook, NatlHonor Soc,Class President(3) |
| Post High School | West Virginia Wesleyan (1 year) Buckhannon,WV. |
| Academy Experiences | |
| Academic Degree Major | BS-Unspec USAF Academy '61, MBA AFIT USC '74 |
| Active Duty Assignments Before Capture | Plt Tng Webb AFB, TX, Plt F-100, 4514thCCTngSq,LukeAFB,AZ,
Plt F-100 613th TFSq, England AFB, LA. Plt F-100 613thTFSq, Danang AB, RVN. |
| Capture Conflict | Vietnam |
| Combat Information | SEA Tour Commenced 13 Nov, 1964 |
| Capture Mission | On 2 Mar. 1965 Lockhart's F-100 was struck by ground fire. He ejected and chute seen on ground. :45 mins latera rescue helicopter recovered his chute and helmet-no sign of pilot |
| MIA Information and Dates | MIA 2 Mar to 12 Mar, 1965. Shoot Down on 3/2/1965 Escape & Evaded until afternoon of 3/12/1965 |
| Capture Date | 3/2/1965 |
| POW Locations and Dates | New Guy Village 1965; Heartbreak Hotel 1965;
Navy LTJG Phil Butler & I opened The Briarpatch in August 1965; Zoo 1966; Zoo Annex 1967; Unity (Hanoi Hilton); Dogpatch, 9 miles south of the Chinese border May 1972; Back to Unity in Jan 1973. We crossed the Red River in Hanoi in trucks on a pontoon bridge, all the spans of the bridges that crossed the Red were in the water-BEAUTIFUL SIGHT!! Released from Unity by C141 Flight on Feb 12, 1973 TO Clark AB, PI....
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| Release Date | 2/12/1973 |
| Rank at Capture | 1st Lt |
| Rank at Release | Maj |
| Military and Civilian Jobs after Release | Student AFIT USC MBA 1973-75, Pit F-4D 426 TFTSq
Luke AFB,AZ 1975-76, Pit F-4D 8t' TFSq Hollman AFB,NM, Pit F-15 58 TTW Luke AFB,AZ 1977-78, Ops Officer F-15 8t'' TFSq Holloman,NM, Chief of Safety 49t'' TFW,Holloman AFB,NM, Project Officer Safety Policy and Program Division, AF Insp and Saf Center(AFISC), Norton AFB,CA 1980-81.
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| Burial Site | N/A |
| Aeronautical Speciality Rating | Command Pilot |
| Notable Military & Civilian Decorations & Awards | SS,LM,DFC,BS/w valor(2),PH(2),MSM, AM(2) |
| Comments | Retired as LtColonel, 12/31/1981 |
