ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154610
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| Date: | Friday 12 August 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0056 |
| MSN: | 269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lang Ngon Hamlet, Lang Son Province NVN -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB, Thailand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 12-Aug-1966, Major Blair C Wrye of the 20th TRS/460 TRW, departed Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, in RF-101C Voodoo 56-0056 on a solo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam. He failed to return and it was assumed that Maj. Wrye's aircraft was shot down somewhere over his target just east of Nam Dinh. However, on September 13, 1990, the Vietnamese government repatriated human remains recovered from a crash site near Lang Ngon Hamlet, Lang Son Province (21°26.00N 106°20.00E). In 1991, U.S. investigators were able to identify Col Wrye from these remains. Major Blair C. Wrye was promoted to the rank of Colonel during the period he was maintained MIA. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sources:
RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat: Peter E. Davies (Pg 91)
The F-101 Voodoo, An Illustrated History of McDonnell’s Heavy Weight Fighter, Ronald Easley (Pg 187)
https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=744
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/pow/w.html
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/w/w056.htm
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=81982
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 16:06 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Mar-2013 16:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2021 06:16 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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