McDonnell F-101C Voodoo 56-0013 of 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron, crashed on Maol Odhar in Western Scotland approximately 15 miles from Fort William 7th May 1964 whilst on a training flight from RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk.
Below is a photo of 56-0013, it carried different colours when it was lost, the tail was changed to a scheme for the whole wing with Red Yellow and Blue diagonal stripes with stars.
The photo was taken by Connie Manos (Crew Chief for 56-0014) and is on the 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron web site and its sister RAF Bentwaters Web Site.
| Crew / passengers | Rank - if applicable | Position e.g. Pilot | Status |
| Morris Haughton Reed III | Captain | Pilot | Killed |
A view up the glen the aircraft crashed in, snow can be seen near where the aircraft impacted
A front view of the combustion stage of one the J57-13 engines.
The same section of the other engine from the side.
The crushed jet pipe from one of the engines.
This is the front section of one the two engines, from the rear, it’s a little heavy to turn over.
This is the top of the tail unit, the large bolt is the locking pin for the horizontal stabilisers.
This is what remains of the stencilled US AIR FORCE that would have been just below the cockpit.
This is part of the rear fuselage, from just behind the afterburners, the effects of heat can be seen on the metal.
This is a view of the same section of fuselage that is in the above photo, soot from the engines is clearly visible even 37 years after the aircraft crashed
According to the diagram that I have this is part of the flaps.
This is part of an airbrake, the front section of the airbrake is missing.
Lying next to the airbrake is one of the main wheel tyres. As can be seen from the photo it took quite a battering
And still present on the tyre is the US stamp as well as the manufacture’s stamp, Royal Airplane.
Below are two newspaper articles from the Oban Times from the 14th of May and 21st of May 1964 (the newspaper is printed weekly so the earliest article is from a week after the crash)
Mark is one of those people who is always crossing bridges before he has come to them, the only problem is on this walk there wasn't a bridge to cross.
A photo of Mark crossing the first obstacle on his visit in June 2002.