Daniel Foster Brown, III

Preferred Name: Dan
Nickname/Call Sign: Misty 143
Date of Birth: April 21, 1942
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-3 – Captain
Biography

On January 19, 1970, an HH-43B from Det. 7, 38th ARRS, rescued the pilot of an F-100F, Capt. Daniel F. Brown, (call sign “Misty 43 Alpha”) after he and his co-pilot, Capt. Ernest L. Farnsworth, ejected from their 23mm AAA damaged aircraft about 12 miles off the coast of Tam Ky.

Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 1968-1969 RTU 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
  • 1969-1970 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron,  Phan Rang AB, Vietnam
  • 1969-1970 Misty 143 FAC, Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam
  • 1970-197 177th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Upper Heyford RAFB, England

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-100D

Military & Civilian Education