Today in History – April 18, 1955 – Herman “Fish” Salmon ejects from 2nd prototype of Second prototype Lockheed XF-104A Starfighter #53-7787

18 April 1955  – The Second prototype Lockheed XF-104A Starfighter, 53-7787, c/n 083-0002, is lost when the airframe sheds the bottom ejection seat hatch fairing during 20 mm gun firing causing explosive decompression. Test pilot Herman R. “Fish” Salmon ejected as aircraft broke up, injured landing in rough country. [Joe Baugher cites the date of

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Today in History – February 20, 1966 – BGen James M. Stewart flies his last mission

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20 February 1966 – This is a great story from my friend Darryl R. Swopes, the owner of the website ThisDayinAviation.com 20 February 1966: Brigadier General James M. Stewart, United States Air Force Reserve, flew the last combat mission of his military career, a 12 hour, 50-minute “Arc Light” bombing mission over Vietnam, aboard Boeing […]

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Today in History – February 19, 1967 – Capt (now Major) Darrel B. Couch ejects from his F-100 #562927

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19 February 1967 – Here’s Darrel’s story… I USED TO DO THAT – A FIGHTER PILOT’S STORY by Darrel B. Couch (Pages 181-184 from my book) My Combat Ejection or Nylon Let Down (First written April 2005 for an NMUSAF research project) Purple Heart (PH): 614 Tactical Fighter Squadron; F-100D; No tail number; Phan Rang AB,

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