29 September 1965 – Capt Samuel H. Holmes was serving with the 481st TFS out of Tan Son Nhut AB in Vietnam. On a mission over South Vietnam, his F-100D was hit by gunfire in the right wing. Holmes ejected and was recovered with minor injuries.
Today in History – March 12, 1967 and 1971 – 1Lt Joe Adrian and 1LT Clive Jeffs both MIA
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