ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245056
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| Date: | Friday 16 December 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F-101A Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 53-2437 |
| MSN: | 22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Edwards AFB, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CO |
| Edwards AFB, CO | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Captain John T. Dolan died while on a routine test flight out of Edwards AFB in F-101A Voodoo 53-2437. Captain Dolan, on his first check-flight, suffered a severe pitch up at 35,000 ft and entered a flat spin. He stayed with his aircraft while trying to recover. The recovery effort failed and he hit the desert floor in a flat spin and with no forward airspeed.
Sources:
RF-101 Voodoo Units in Combat, Peter E. Davies (Pg 12)
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/JOHN_T._DOLAN,_CAPT,_USAF
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2020 06:49 | Cosmo | Added |
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