ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275277
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| Date: | Monday 16 March 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0197 |
| MSN: | 201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 NM S of Camden, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, SC |
| Shaw AFB, SC |
Six RF-101C Voodoos of the 29 TRS, 363 TRW, were on a scheduled night inflight refueling training exercise. Aircraft 56-0197, flown by pilot Capt Linwood Roberts (30), had completed a successful refueling. No further communication was received from Capt Roberts, and at 21:00 hrs, the aircraft was reported overdue. A search was initiated immediately and the aircraft was located in a swampy area 5 nautical-miles south of Camden SC. Capt Roberts had ejected but was killed.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/dbSearchAF56.asp
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3955659/linwood-roberts
Sumpter Daily Item, March 17, 1964, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2022 13:05 | TB | Added |
| 08-Feb-2022 13:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2023 17:27 | Cosmo | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]] |
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