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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101H Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0010 |
| MSN: | 155 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oak Grove, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO |
| Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO |
Kentucky Air National Guard pilot, Capt. Robert “Buzz” Sawyer, was killed when his parachute failed to open after ejecting from his RF-101H Voodoo at low altitude. Capt Sawyer of the 165th TRS / 123rd TRW, was on a routine training mission, taking aerial photographs of a section of Missouri. There was no indication from the pilot that he was experiencing difficulties with his aircraft before it crashed near Oak Grove, Missouri.
Sources:
https://www.guardmemorial.com/html/sawyer_robert_w.html
https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Documents/KyANGPueblo40thBk.pdf
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/1544993/kentucky-airmen-responded-to-pueblo-crisis-50-years-ago/
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-101.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 07:07 | Cosmo | Added |
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