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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1960 |
| Time: | 03:46 |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101A Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-1515 |
| MSN: | 78 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dalzell, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shaw AFB, SC |
Two Voodoos of the 363rd TRW, RF-101A 54-1515 and RF-101C 56-0191, collided shortly after a formation takeoff from Shaw AFB, killing the two pilots. One Voodoo crashed into a farm house at Dalzell, SC, approximately three miles from Shaw’s runway 04 resulting in the deaths of the two occupants. The second aircraft impacted into a nearby empty field. 1st Lt. Roger N. Siegel (27) and Capt. Clarence A. Toepke (30).
Sources:
http://www.gendisasters.com/south-carolina/22186/dalzell-sc-two-jets-crash-farmhouse-july-20-1960
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2020 06:26 | Cosmo | Added |
| 28-May-2022 19:40 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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