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Today in History – September 30, 1966 – LtCol W.M. Fowler ejects from F-100 #553502

30 September 1966 – LtCol Walter “Mel” Fowler’s F-100 #553502 is hit in the engine by gunfire over SVN. He came close to capture or death by closely advancing Viet Cong before his wingman suppressed the advancing VC and he was picked up from the rice paddy by an Army Helo. Fowler was serving with

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McFeeters, James R.

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James R. McFeeters

Preferred Name: Jim
Date of Birth: November 21, 1928
Highest Military Grade: 0-6 – Colonel
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Jim McFeeters flew the F-100 with the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Phan Rang AB, Vietnam.

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  • Air Force Systems Command, Holloman AFB, NM/Kirtland AFB, NM
  • 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam (F-100)

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