15 September 1967 – Major A.E. Munsch is serving out of Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam with the 510th TFS. On a mission over SVN, his F-100D #552904 is hit by gunfire, and Munsch is forced to eject. He is rescued by the VNAF and suffers minor injuries.
Today in History – April 16, 1949 – 1st flight of the Lockheed F-94 Starfighter
16 April 1949 – “The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet aircraft of the United States Air Force. It was developed from the twin-seat Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star in the late 1940s as an all-weather, day/night interceptor. The aircraft reached operational service in May 1950 with Air Defense Command, replacing the piston-engined North American