Date:	Monday 17 January 1966
Time:	10:08
Type:	Republic JF-105F-1-RE Thunderchief
Owner/operator:	Eglin AFB Test Sqn USAF
Registration:	62-4412
MSN:	F-1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	East Bay, 5 miles N of Tyndall AFB, Florida -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Eglin AFB, Florida
Destination airport:	Eglin AFB, Florida
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
On 17 January 1966 the two crew of an F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief, 62-4412, c/n F1, the first F-105F, of a test squadron based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, escaped injury when the engine of the fighter-bomber in which they were engaged in a photo-chase mission caught fire while on high final, forcing them to eject.

The airframe impacted into East Bay, 5 miles N of Tyndall AFB, Florida at 10:08 hours. Pilot Capt. James D. Clendenen and photographer S/Sgt. Jack G. Cain were recovered from the water by a Tyndall base helicopter.

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Playground Daily News, "Two Escape Injury In F-105 Crash", Tuesday, 18 January 1966, Volume 19, Number 348, page 1.
http://www.burrusspta.org/833_all.pdf
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_accidents_at_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Dec-2012 00:00	ASN Archive	Added
22-Feb-2013 12:03	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
06-Mar-2015 12:19	Mihul3	Updated [Operator]