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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.
1967-1968, T-41 Mescalero
From Year 1967
To Year 1968
Personal Memories
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T-41 Mescalero Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
T-41A/C Mescalero
Specifications Span 35 ft. 10 in. Length 26 ft. 11 in. Height 8 ft. 10 in. Weight 2,300 lbs. loaded [T-41A] 2550 lbs (1,135 kg) [T-41C/D] Armament None Engine One Continental O-300-C six-cylinder piston engine of 145 hp [T-41A] one Continental piston engine (IO-360-DB) 210 horsepower [T-41C/D] Maximum speed 139 mph [T-41A] 182 mph [T-41C/D] Cruising speed 117 mph. Range 720 miles [T-41A] 690 miles (600 nautical miles/1,104 km) at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) [T-41C/D] Service Ceiling 13,100 ft. [T-41A] 16,000 feet (4,850 meters) [T-41C/D] Cost $13,465
