ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238472
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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0108 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mid-Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, SC |
| Laon AFB, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two RF-101C of the 18TRS, 56-0108 and 56-0098, collided and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ocean Station Echo (35°N, 48°W) between Bermuda and the Azores. Both pilots successfully ejected. A WB-50 weather guard was in the immediate area and found both pilots. The US coast Guard cutter ‘Mendota’ was then vectored on to the downed pilots and both were recovered two hours later without serios injury.
Lt. Lee Skinner and Lt. Paul Carrodus
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 22 May 1959, p2
Voodoo Warriors: The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-Jets
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2020 06:31 | Cosmo | Added |
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