23 October 1968 – In October of 1968 1Lt R.E. Bryan was serving with the 612TFS out of Phu Cat AB, Vietnam. On a strafing mission over SVN, his aircraft F-100D #552921 was hit by Light aimed 50cal AAA. He ejected and was rescued by a USN ship.
Today in History – May 5, 1969 – F-100D # 56-3214 out of Lakenheath suffers engine failure, pilot ejects
5 May 1969 – A USAF North American F-100D-70-NA Super Sabre, #56-3214, one of two Super Sabres from the 452nd TFS/81st TFW out of RAF Lakenheath, was on a gunnery mission over Holbeach Range, Cambs., UK. The plane suffered engine failure, forcing pilot Capt. R.E. Riggs to eject. The jet fighter impacted into farmland, missing