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| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0122 |
| MSN: | 370 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saint Dizier -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Laon-Couvron |
"American jet fighter stationed at Laon" crashed. Pilot Cap Robert Harvey Newby (40) killed.
Note: type not reported, but 66TRW stationed at Laon 1958-66 with RF-84F (64x) and changed from JAN 1959 to RF-101C.
56-0122 reported SOC 4 APR 1963 with 66TRW (Forgotten Jets)
Sources:
Weser-Kurier 15 March 1963, p11
USAF Accident Report (date, pilot, location, no type, no registration)
Findagrave
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2025 06:49 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jun-2025 07:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2025 08:11 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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