ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154587
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0075 |
| MSN: | 300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Phu Van/Vinh, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tan Son Nhut AB, RSVN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 3 April 1965, Captain Herschel S Morgan, 45 TRS/39 AD, flying RF-101C 56-0075, was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from the Tam Dao and Vinkh Quang AAA Regiments near Phu Van/Vinh, North Vietnam. He was on a mission to gather bomb damage assessment (BDA) on the infamous Thanh Hoa Railroad and Highway Bridge during his 94th combat mission. He made a successful ejection and evaded militias for two days before being captured and taken as a Prisoner of War. He was returned to the United States by the North Vietnamese during Operation Homecoming on February 12, 1973, having spent seven years, 10 months and nine days in captivity.
Sources:
RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat: Peter E. Davies (Pg 62)
Voodoo Warriors, The Story of McDonnell Voodoo Fast Jets: Nigel Walpole (Pg 257)
https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=107
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/m/m119.htm
http://fighterwriter101.blogspot.com/2015/04/an-alternate-postscript.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 14:59 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Mar-2013 15:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2021 19:41 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2021 06:08 | Cosmo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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