ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245057
Last updated: 13 April 2021
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| Date: | 10-JAN-1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101A Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 53-2443 |
| C/n / msn: | 28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Eglin AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, Florida |
| Eglin AFB, Florida |
Maj. Lonnie R Moore, a senior test pilot with the Air Force Operational Test Center / 3243rd TG at Eglin AFB was killed when his Voodoo crashed on take-off. The Korean War double ace was on his first Voodoo flight when the RF-101A pitched up, stalled, rolled to the right inverted and exploded as it hit the ground within the confines of the air base.
Sources:
Voodoo Warriors, The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast Jets (Pg 18)
Tactical Reconnaissance in the Cold War (Pg 400)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_R._Moore
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_accidents_at_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3036398/lonnie-raymond-moore
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2020 06:49 | Cosmo | Added |
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