ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154601
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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0064 |
| MSN: | 284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tan Son Nhut AB -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tan Son Nhut AB RSVN |
| Tan Son Nhut AB RSVN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following completion of a photo reconnaissance mission on 7 August, 1966, Major Don Dyer with the 20th TRS, 460th TRW, landed at Tan Son Nhut in heavy rain and standing water on the runway. The Voodoo aquaplaned on landing, left the runway and hit a drainage ditch at the end of the runway. The aircraft bounced and broke in two. Major Dyer made a successful ejection and survived the crash.
The 7 August, 1966 was a dark day for American aviation in Vietnam. Eight aircraft were lost that day, including Major Dyer’s Voodoo.
Sources:
RF-101 Units in Combat; Peter E. Davies (Pg 92)
https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/rolling-thunder-remembered-7-august-1966-black-sunday/
https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/name_search_list.php http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 16:06 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Mar-2013 16:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2021 05:49 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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