Accident North American F-100D Super Sabre 55-2885, Wednesday 18 November 1964
ASN logo
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Wednesday 18 November 1964
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SSAB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American F-100D Super Sabre
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-2885
MSN: 224-152
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ban Senphan -   Laos
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Da Nang AFB, SVN
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Downed by ground fire. The F100 was flying an escort for a reconnaissance plane. Pilot Capt William R. Martin picked up by a helicopter but was dead on arrival on medical base.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 20 NOV 1964, p6
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Apr-2015 11:40 gerard57 Added
03-Jun-2015 12:34 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative]
08-Jan-2019 14:39 TB Updated [Source]
08-Jan-2019 14:40 TB Updated [Date]
12-Jan-2022 17:41 TB Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2024 18:04 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org