F_3_DEMON

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F-3 Demon
LOSSES AND EJECTIONS
 

PLEASE CAN YOU ADD ANY EXTRA LOSSES OR EJECTIONS OR DETAILS ???

DRAFT LISTING

A lot of Losses and mishaps have still to be linked together

extra information is being established
? denotes almost unreadable from archive copy - the records were handwritten.
If you have any photos of any of the mentioned pilots in an old Cruise Book could you please send a high res scan (300dpi or higher to mbenshar@aol.com  along with a brief note of who it is)

 

MISSING FROM THE LISTS

I know from other research that there are several ejection, some successful, some not that took place that I cannot find a name, or a date for. Help appreciated in identifying those missing from the list

 
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
9th March 1954
McDonnell		 McDonnell XF-3H-1 Demon 125444 McDonnell Engine exploded. Crashed on land B. North
ejected at 15,000 ft		   McDonnell Seat
Was this Gilbert B. North the McDonnell Test Pilot ????
18th March 1954
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-1N Demon 133490 McDonnell Test flight. Engine fire. Tumbling. Crashed at sea. LCDR N. J. Smith III
ejected at 14,000 ft, 480 kt. Struck seat		 Was this Nick Smith ?? McDonnell Seat
  The first prototype crashed after an in-flight engine explosion March 18, 1954
1st November 1954
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-1N Demon 133491 McDonnell Test flight     McDonnell Seat
?? January 1955
USN		 McDonnell F-3 Demon ? NAS Patuxent River, MD. USA Crashed NAS Patuxent River     McDonnell Seat
23rd February 1955
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-1N Demon 133520 McDonnell Test flight     McDonnell Seat
15th April 1955
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-1N Demon 133499 NATC Test flight     McDonnell Seat
18th May 1955
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-1N Demon 133495 McDonnell Test flight     McDonnell Seat
10th June 1955
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Failed to recover from spin     McDonnell Seat
7th July 1955
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-1N Demon 133494 McDonnell Test flight     McDonnell Seat
6th October 1955
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon   McDonnell
Illinois		 Crashed in a cornfield near Monticello, Iowa, plane flew on for 250 miles after pilot ejected Test Pilot George Mills
bailed out, Carrollton, Illinois, 		McDonnell Seat
6th October 1955
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133558   Test flight LT V. F. Schaeffer
ejected at 26,000 ft 260 kt rolling. Struck windshield		   McDonnell Seat
10aug56
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133603
"D"
VF-124		 crashed on deck of carrier at 80-90 kt and ejected LCDR James "Jim" W. Ewing
partially ejected
survived		   McDonnell Seat
3rd October 1956
[1st ejection]
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133607
"D"
VF-124		 Over land LTJG Ralph "Skeeter" Carson
ejected at 2,500 ft
[see also 14th January 1957]		   McDonnell Seat
  Are these details for the 1st or second ejection ???
Crashed in heavy fog bound for NAS Miramar. He spent the night in the wild, but was rescued the following morning with only minor injuries
16oct56
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133600
"D"
VF-124		       McDonnell Seat
4jan57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon 133630 NATC   LT. H. C. Joines
ejected at circa 6,000 ft 220 kt		   McDonnell Seat
manual release as auto seat belt failed
14th January 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon ???
VF-124		 over land LTJG Ralph "Skeeter" Carson
ejected at 4,500 ft 170 kt
[see also 3rd October 1956]		   McDonnell Seat
30jan57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133622
VF-14		       McDonnell Seat
21feb57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133601
VF-82		       McDonnell Seat
14may57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133608
VF-122
Black Angels		       McDonnell Seat
21st May 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon     Nose down spin LTJG "Tiny" Wenzlau
ejected, 25000 ft 525 kt		   McDonnell Seat
 jun57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon ? 
VF-31		 Crashed into a swamp, Al. USA Pilot ??? ejected safely   McDonnell Seat
2jun57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon 133633 VF-61       McDonnell Seat
6jun57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 136993
VF-31		 Engine failed during thunderstorm. Crashed  into Atlantic 150 miles of the coast of Georgia Pilot CDR J. E. Tefft
ejected but killed		 name ??? McDonnell Seat
6jun57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 136994
VF-31		 Engine failed during thunderstorm. Crashed  into Atlantic 150 miles of the coast of Georgia Pilot ejected   McDonnell Seat
20th June 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Over water LT. E. A. Pelton
ejected at 8,500 ft 150 kt		 Was this Sam Pelton ?? McDonnell Seat
Freed himself from chute underwater. Picked up by freighter 5 1/2 hours later
26jul57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133613
VF-14		       McDonnell Seat
29jul57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133596
"LA"

FAWTUATLANT
 [Fleet All Weather Training Unit - Atlantic]
NAS		       McDonnell Seat
20th August 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon     over water LCDR W. A. Atkins
ejected at 23,000 ft 150 kt Rescued after 15 hours		   McDonnell Seat
20th August 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon     over water ENS T. L. Draper
ejected at 8,000 ft 150 kt		   McDonnell Seat
28th August 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon     over water ENS H. S. Moulson
ejected circa 500-1000 ft
did not leave seat		 (Is this Scotty Molson ??) McDonnell Seat
8th September 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     spin LTJG T. C. Grier
ejected at between 20-28,000 ft 300 kt		   McDonnell Seat
23rd September 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 136986
VF-122
Black Angels		 NAS Barbara Point LTJG Sessions
killed		    
25th September 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon   over land   LCDR B. C. Spell
ejected at 22,000 ft, 200 kt		   McDonnell Seat
sep57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon ?  NAS St. Louis, MO. USA Crashed near NAS     McDonnell Seat
3sep57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133562 NATC       McDonnell Seat
3sep57
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133616
VF-14		       McDonnell Seat
30th October 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 136988
VF-122
Black Angels
CVA-14		   non-fatal    
16th November 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 160932
VF-122
Black Angels		 lost at sea LTJG Witherstine
killed		    
16th November 1957
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 136998
VF-122
Black Angels		 over water LT P. L. Working
ejected at 5000 ft 150-200 kt
3 hours in raft		   McDonnell Seat
24th March 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133564
VF-82		   LT. Harmon C. Grubbs
ejected at 15,000 ft 300-400 kt inverted dive		   McDonnell Seat
26th March 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon   VF-64   LTJG A. J. Delano
ejected at 10,000 ft 240 kt		   McDonnell Seat
28th March 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon       LT J. O. Moore
ejected
6500 ft 150 kt		   McDonnell Seat
15th April 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133705
VF-31
USS Saratoga		 CAP Fuel leak - Engine problems LTJG Charles T. Sylvester
ejected at 15,000 ft 150-160 kt
rescued from water by helo flown by LTJG W. D. Dobbs and crew		   Martin-Baker Mk.5
8th July 1958
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon

133597

 McDonnell Test flight LCDR H. R. Po??man
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
16th July 1958
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon     flameout LTJG George Canfield
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
18th July 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon       CDR C. M. ???
ejected		   McDonnell Seat

19th July 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133584
VF-31		   LT E. H. Pearce
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
1st August 1958
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon       CAPT G. Rogge
USAF
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
8th  August 1958
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon     flameout LTJG W. K. Rhodes
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
5th September 1958
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon   VF-64 Landing gear damaged LT William "Bill" D. Dittmar
ejected while climbing		   McDonnell Seat
12sep58
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon 133628 NATC       McDonnell Seat
28sep58
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133589
"NJ"
VF-121		       McDonnell Seat
9th December 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon       LTJG Rod B. Carter ejected   McDonnell Seat
10th December 1958
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon 133591
VF-31		   LT John S. Patton
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
27th January 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon   Over land   LTJG P. J. Gallagher
ejected at 1200 ft 180 kt		   McDonnell Seat
27mar59
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon ?   Near La Jolia, CA. USA     McDonnell Seat
20may59
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2M Demon 133634
VF-21		       McDonnell Seat
24th June 1959
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon       LTJG G. J. Radington
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
7th August 1959
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon       ENS P. Fredericks
ejected		   McDonnell Seat
10th August 1959
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon     Explosion and loss of thrust LTJG J. J. Walter
ejected		   McDonnell seat
16th September 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Over land LTJG T. J. O'Leary
bailed out
Parachute streamed
Killed		    
Confirmation needed - USN records give this as a bail-out - not an ejection
  Probably one of, if not the first, use of a Martin-Baker Mk.5 Ejection Seat by the USN
29th September 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3 Demon ????
VF-101
 NAS Boca Chica		 Flameout LTJG  Ben J. Smith
ejected at 5-6000 ft		   Martin-Baker
                 
7th October 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Flameout due to fuel exhaustion. Waved off LTJG J. F. Dorsey
ejected between 5 - 7,000 ft 120 kt		   McDonnell seat
                 
4th November 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Mid - air over Iwakuni, Japan LTJG Richard "Dick" Ralston
ejected 2500 ft		   McDonnell seat
4th November 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Mid - air over Iwakuni, Japan LT Winchester
???		 Details needed McDonnell seat

Winchester landed his Demon after the midair with half his starboard wing gone.....He ended up with the plane straddling a benjo ditch past the end of the runway
19th November 1959
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-2N Demon     Fuel Exhaustion, flame out LCDR J. F. Bangham
ejected at 4500 ft 160 kt		   McDonnell seat
5th January 1960
USN		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon   USS Independence Night landing. Broke nose wheel on landing. The wheel ran along the deck breaking a sailor's leg      
11th January 1960
McDonnell		 McDonnell F-3H-?? Demon       LTJG P. M. Reiter
ejected
at 3000 ft 150 kt		   McDonnell Seat
9th February 1960
USN		 McDonnell F-3 Demon       LTJG A. V. Miller
ejected at 2000 ft 150 kt		   Martin-Baker
 26th February 1960
USN		 McDonnell F-3 Demon       LTJG R. S. Gale
ejected on impact with water
serious injuries - rescued by helo		   Martin-Baker
3rd March 1960
USN		 McDonnell F3H-2N Demon 145265
"NL"
Switchbox '5'"
 
VF-151
NAS Moffett		 LTJG Allan "Andy" G. Anderson
ejected at 15-20,000 ft 300 kt
          via Allan Anderson		 McDonnell Seat