Accident McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo 56-0132, Wednesday 18 June 1969
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Date:Wednesday 18 June 1969
Time:
Type:McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo
Owner/operator:18th TRSqn /66th TRWg USAF
Registration: 56-0132
MSN: 387
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Deddington, 4 miles NW of RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed at Deddington in Oxfordshire about 6 miles south of Banbury, and 3.7 nm NW of RAF Upper Heyford due to explosion in left engine while departing for cross-country mission. Pilot ejected safely.

Sources:

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
2. http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/Aircraft/Rf101-c_56-0132_1024.jpg
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1045168/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214212/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-101.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Mar-2013 16:34 Uli Elch Added
28-Mar-2013 16:39 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative, ]
15-Jul-2013 05:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
11-Feb-2021 11:27 Pink Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ]

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