Two F-100 pilots lost 4 years apart. On this day in 1967, 1st Lieutenant Joseph Daniel “Joe” Adrian flying F-100D #55-3611 was on a night scramble from the Tuy Hoa Runway, Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam. About six miles from the end of the runway over the South China Sea, his aircraft crashed. First Lieutenant
William D. Canup was born on May 23, 1941, and hailed from Indianapolis, IN. After high school, he studied Engineering at the University of Evansville. He enlisted in the Air Force and began his tour of duty on February 4, 1968. He was assigned to the 615th TFS out of Phan Rang AB, RVN. “On […]
Kenneth’s Story: 02 Apr 1968. Vietnam. CAS, troops in contact, restricted run in heading, multiple low-level passes over the same target area, moderate small arms fire. The odds shifted in favor of the golden BB, and soon the engine was no longer sucking and blowing. The cockpit indicator lights offered a red dominated multi-colored display
Today in History – April 2, 1968 – K.S. Peterson ejects from F-100D (#552875) Read More »
Captain James M. “Don Juan” Brinkman, III was killed in action on April 1, 1968. Flying as “Buzzard O”, he was assigned with the 510th TFS out of Bien Hoa. During a close air support mission 40 miles northwest of Saigon, Capt Brinkman was attacking enemy vehicles seven miles north of Dau Tieng and was