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 – July 27, 1960 – Thunderbirds pilot Capt John R Crane’s F-100C crashes.
July 27, 1960 – North American F-100C #53-1740, assigned to the USAF Thunderbirds on 28 March 1960, crashes fifty miles from Nellis AFB, Nevada, killing Capt. John R. Crane during a solo proficiency flight. John Crane was born on August 21, 1926, in Las Vegas, NV. He served as narrator and information officer for the