10 September 1968 – D.A. McGrath was assigned to the 355th TFS/37th TFW out of Phu Cat AB, Vietnam. Flying as Icon 9 on a strafing mission over South Vietnam, McGrath’s F-100F was hit by moderate aimed gunfire hitting the engine and causing D.A. to eject. He was rescued by a USAF Helo and suffered minor injuries. His backseater, Capt. R.D. Offley was also rescued and suffered 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