ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259621
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1964 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: | McDonnell F-101F Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0289 |
| MSN: | 374 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kingsley Field, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton Field, CA |
| Kingsley Field, OR |
Capt Frank A. Vecchio, pilot, and Capt William D, Pitts, RIO, were killed when their F-101F Voodoo crashed on approach to Kingsley Field due to a flame out. The aircraft, attached to the 84th FIS, had departed Hamilton Field earlier in the day and was routing through Kingsley Field to refuel.
Sources:
https://www.klamathcounty.org/489/Military-Missions-in-the-Klamath-Basin
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/dbSearchAF56.asp
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12620731/william-degraffenried-pitts#view-photo=115766390
The Bulletin, Bend Oregon, 19 March 1964, p17
Scramble 18 March 1964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2023 17:23 | Cosmo | Updated |
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