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| Date: | Friday 29 April 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0218 |
| MSN: | 236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gia Phu, Son La Province NVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB, Thailand |
On April 29, 1966, Major Albert Edward Runyan, with the 20th TRS / 460th TRW, took off from Udorn RTAFB, on his 88th reconnaissance mission over NVN. During the mission, his Voodoo was hit by AAA. Maj Runyan was forced to eject from the damaged aircraft near Gia Phu, Son La Province NVN. He was taken prisoner and spent six years and ten months (2,482 days) as a POW. Colonel Runyan was released during Operation Homecoming on February 12, 1973.
Sources:
The RF-101 Voodoo, An Illustrated History: Ronald Easley, p187
https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=557
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1433
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 14:59 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Mar-2013 15:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2021 06:09 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2021 17:20 | Cosmo | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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