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Carroll, Patrick Henry, Capt.
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Then 1st Lt. Patrick Carroll served as a "Misty" Fast FAC pilot, flying the F-100F out of Tuy Hoa AB, RVN. On Sunday, 2 November 1969, he was lost with Lt. Col. Larry Whitford on a mission over Laos. Col. Whitford served as pilot and Lt. Carroll served as the FAC for this mission. Their call sign for the mission was "Misty 136" (flying aboard a 2-seater F-100F "Hun"). Their remains have not been found.
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii with another memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
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Received basic pilot training at Williams AFB, Mesa, Arizona (1967-68). Advanced pilot training at Luke AFB, Glendale, Arizona with the F-100 (1968-1969). Survival training in the Philippines prior to duty in April 1969 at Tuy Hoa AB, RVN.
1968-1969, F-100 Super Sabre
From Year 1968
To Year 1969
Personal Memories
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F-100 Super Sabre Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model North American F-100D Super Sabre Length 49.51 ft | 15.09 m Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m Height 16.24 ft | 4.95 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J 57-P21 turbojet with afterburning generating 17,000lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 20,999 lbs | 9,525 kg MTOW 34,833 lbs | 15,800 kg Max Speed 864 mph | 1,390 km/h | 751 kts Max Range 1,995 miles | 3,210 km Ceiling 45,000 ft | 13,716 m | 8.5 miles Climb Rate 16,000 ft/min (4,877 m/min) Hardpoints 6 Armament 4 x 20mm cannons
External hardpoints for an additional 7,500lbs of ordnance including: Dumb Bombs, Drop Tanks and Rocket Pods. Accommodations 1
Major Variants * F-100A - Initial Production Model * F-100B - Proposed Mach 2 / nuclear-capable fighter-bomber; would go on to become the YF-107 prototype series. * F-100C - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; inflight refueling capability; more powerful engine. * F-100D - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; fitted with ECm equipment and low-altitude bombing system.
