ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154428
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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0045 |
| MSN: | 259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vinh Linh, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tan Son Nhut AB, SVN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 06-May-1965, Capt Robert A Stubberfield of the 45th TRS, 39th Air Division, departed Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, in RF-101C Voodoo 56-0045. He was on a low-level reconnaissance mission near the borders of Quang Tri and Quang Binh Provinces NVN. The target area was thought to be the Vinh Linh barracks at Ben Hai just north of the DMZ and the Song Ben Hai (River) that separated North and South Vietnam. During the mission, Stubberfield's aircraft was shot down by automatic weapons fire just west of the village of Vinh Linh, NVN (Approximate co-ordinates 17°03.30N 107°01.10E). Although the ejection beeper was heard, indicating that he had ejected from the aircraft, search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful and he was declared MIA.
On June 23, 1989, the U.S. announced that remains previously returned by the Vietnamese had been identified as those of Capt. Robert A, Stubberfield. Capt. Stubberfield was posthumously promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sources:
RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat, Peter E Davies (pg 59)
The F-101 Voodoo, An Illustrated History of McDonnell’s Heavy Weight Fighter, Nigel Warpole (Pg 183)
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/s/s080.htm
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=81645
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2013 22:09 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 01-Mar-2021 09:42 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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