Fowler, Jerry S.

Today in History – December 5, 1956 – The “Snark” disappears and is found 27 years later (maybe).

5 December 1956 – A Northrop XSM-62 Snark, 53-8172, N-69D test model, fitted with a new 24-hour stellar inertial guidance system, launches from Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, Florida. It wanders off-course, ignores destruct command, disappears over Brazil. It is found by a farmer in January 1983. The Day They Lost the Snark By J.

Jerry S. Fowler

Preferred Name: Jerry

Date of Birth: April 21, 1932

Highest Military Grade: Select

Hometown: Denton, TX

Units Assigned

1957 3597th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV (F-86H, F-100A)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-86
F-100A/D

Military & Civilian Education

Civilian Education:

University of Texas