Hayden Lockhart – First USAF POW in Vietnam
This story starts at takeoff at Da Nang AB, South Vietnam on a bombing mission in North Vietnam about 7 miles North of the DMZ and ends at arrival at the infamous prison named by Vietnam POWs “THE HANOI HILTON”. MARCH 2-10, 1965
PREFACE
When people ask about being a POW, they want to know what the Hanoi Hilton was like. What happened in the Hilton was the same for all of us. But what happened before we got to the Hilton or some other site was quite different. Some pilots were shot down around Hanoi and immediately became POWs. Others marched long distances before they got to a camp. Some never made it to a camp those stories we will never hear; but most POWs have a unique story to tell about their shootdown and how they got to a POW camp.
The Fall 2019 edition (Issue 41) of our journal went to our printer on 31 OCT and was delivered to our mailing contractor on 8 NOV. So, Issue 41 is now winding its way through the process of getting your copy to you … wh...
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Col. Jack Van Loan’s Memorial Service was held on October 26, 2019, in downtown Columbia, SC, at Five Points’ Centennial Plaza where a statue of Jack leaving the P.O.W. camp is situated. About 2oo attended the serv...
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The Solo Flight I first flew the “A” at Nellis, checking-out in the Hun in 1958. I had a couple of dual rides in the “F”, then a chase ride in the “A”. I was sent out to solo over Lak...
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The Super Sabre Society received the following information from Bill Fowler, son of F-100 Pilot Mel Fowler. My father, Lt Col Mel Fowler commanded several F-100 squadrons in Europe and Vietnam. His last command was the 5...
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The last F-100 left Vietnam for the U.S. Its departure ended the F-100’s combat employment which began in 1964 and produced 360,283 combat sorties with 243 aircraft losses. On 16 April 1961, six Super Sabres were d...
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With direction from the previous survey of the important factors in choosing a Reunion location, we requested members to recommend a place for the 2021 Reunion. The results are as follows: 341 members voted. Here are th...
24 July, 2019 No comment 5 LikesThis is a medical update from SSS Charter member George Buchowski who flew F-100’s with the 48TFW/493TFS, 309TFS and Misty’s followed by 30 years with Delta Airlines. I want to give an update on the results o...
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The Summer 2019 edition (Issue 40) of our journal went to our printer on 2 JUL and was delivered to our mailing contractor on 8 JUL. It is now winding its way through the process of getting your copy to you … wherever y...
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Another 4th of July is here and many of us remember that Independence is what we fought for, sometimes in the most difficult of circumstances and with great sacrifice. I just spent two wonderful days in Yellowstone Natio...
04 July, 2019 No comment 4 LikesJohn O. Edelblute 111, 88 of Newport News, VA headed west Jan 31, 2020. John Flew F-100’s with the 613, 614, and 615th TFS in LA, Spain, and Lybia, and Turkey. As a charter Super Sabre Society member, John is remem...
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I have sad news to report. Bill passed away on 1/30 and the interment will be held in Arlington National National Cemetery on April 27th, 2021 @ 11:00. Please pass along information to other Super Sabre members as som...
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SSS member Donald Ray Donald Ray Polan, age 82, passed away on December 26, 2019, after a six-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He was born to Lee Roy Polan and Alice McCown Polan in Wichita Kansas on Octob...
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Doyal Headed West on Thursday, December 26, 2019, in Alexandria, on his 65th wedding anniversary. Doyal was the son of Ural B. and Osie May Wyrick and born near Kempton, IN, on 6 April 1932. His passing came after a prol...
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