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Date: | Monday 16 November 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell JF-101B Voodoo |
Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 56-0237 |
MSN: | 137 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 11 nm NW Edwards AFB -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Edwards AFB |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Voodoo 56-0237 was designated as a JF-101B to reflect a Voodoo that was modified for research and development purposes. The aircraft had been transferred back to McDonnell. On 16-Nov-1959, the aircraft crashed 11 miles NW of Edwards AFB, near California City. McDonnell test pilot Donald H. Stuck ejected but was seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html X-Plane Crashes: Exploring Experimental, Rocket Plane, and Spycraft ...By Tony Moore (Pg 149)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Aug-2021 11:36 |
Cosmo |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |