Maybe that date was instead 1967.
Quite right. It was 1967. Typing error on my part.
Another Well Done report from Aerospace Safety as follows:
Captain Ronald D. Clisby demonstrated exceptional airmanship while flying an O-1E Cessna Bird Dog aircraft over North Vietnam on two separate occasions. While attempting to locate camouflaged AA weapons on 20 May 1967, his aircraft was hit in the left wing by a 57mm AA burst. The aircraft rolled to the left and commenced a dive. Aileron control was completely lost, the left flap shot away and there was a large hole completely through the wing. Through skillful use of rudder and power, control was regained and an erratic flight started to home base. The pilot had been wounded and had to administer first aid to himself as he fought to maintain control of the aircraft.
When he reached his home destination he found heavy crosswinds on the sole runway; the crosswind far exceeded the maximum flight handbook limitation but no alternative existed. Captain Clisby skillfully manipulated rudder, power and elevators to make a safe landing.
Again when flying over North Vietnam on 5 June 1967, Captain Clisby's aircraft was hit by 57mm AA fire. He discovered his engine was on fire when smoke started coming from the area around the right rudder pedal. The smoke became blinding and, with no oxygen system, he was forced to place his face into the windstream so he could breathe and see.
A landing was made at a marginal airstrip at a Special Forces Camp. At the last moment the pilot glimpsed a barbed wire barricade across the runway which he zoomed over only to discover on touchdown that his right brake had been shot away. Although the aircraft ground looped, enough control was exercised to preclude more damage.
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