ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148235
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| Date: | Monday 7 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0043 |
| MSN: | 257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Diềm, Nghe An Province, NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB, Thailand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
0n 7 March 1966, two pilots of the 15th TRS/18th TFW, departed Udorn RTAFB at 08:16 in RF-101C Voodoos to fly a low-level reconnaissance mission near Thanh Hoa, NVN. Capt. Jerdy Wright, flying RF-101C 56-0043, was wingman for Capt. Gordon Page in 56-0220. Shortly after crossing the Laos/North Vietnam border, both aircraft disappeared. A radio message from an unidentified aircraft was intercepted indicating that a SAM had destroyed another aircraft, but there was no further information received that identified the aircraft. Upon failure of the Voodoos to return to Udorn, both pilots were declared MIA.
Post war information discovered that when their aircraft were about 17 miles from the Laos border and just east of Diềm, Con Cuong District in Nghe An Province, NVN, they were shot down, presumably by SAMs. Loss coordinates are approximately (VG754099) 19°05.00N 104°46.00E.
Captain Wright was promoted to Major while MIA status and subsequently to Colonel. On June 21, 1988, the Vietnamese returned the remains of Colonel Jerdy A.
Wright, Jr. to the U.S. control. Location of Interment, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Sources:
RF-101 Units in Combat, Peter E. Davies (Pg 66)
The F-101 Voodoo, An Illustrated History, Ronald Easley (Pg 186)
The Air Force in Southeast Asia, The RF-101 Voodoo 1961-1970 (Pg 93/94)
https://www.loc.gov/item/powmia/pwmaster_45295/
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/w/w053.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2012 11:40 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 12-Feb-2013 14:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2021 19:56 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 06:31 | Cosmo | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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