A-1G SKYRAIDER (REGISTRATION: 52-132535)
The mid-air collision of two Douglas A-1 Skyraiders, of the 4407th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing, over the small community of Children's Home in north Okaloosa County, Florida, resulted in the deaths of four Hurlburt Field pilots: Maj. Robert W. Robinson, Capt. James J. Jines, Jr., Capt. Edward P. Doyle and Maj. Donald L. Lumadue. The collision occurred while the planes were flying formation during a routine training mission. Eyewitnesses saw one man bail out and apparently maneuver his parachute. However, his body was found some hours later in a wooded area some distance from the wreckage of the two planes. Testimony from investigators stated that the planes were "dogfighting" with two F-100 jets, both of which pulled out before the A-1E, 52-132644, piloted by Doyle (the wingman) crashed into the cockpit of the A-1G, 52-132535, piloted by Jines.
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SURNAME
Jines
FORENAME
James Jethro,Jr
UNIT
4407 Combat Crew Training Squadron (1 S.O. Wing)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
24th June 1965
AGE
34
GRAVESITE
Roselawn Memorial Park,Baton Rouge,East Baton Rouge Parish,Louisiana Section K Plot E 1/2-26
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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SURNAME
Robinson
FORENAME
Robert Wilson
UNIT
4407 Combat Crew Training Squadron (1 S.O. Wing)
RANK
Major
NUMBER
DATE OF DEATH
24th June 1965
AGE
35
GRAVESITE
Fort Gibson National Cemetery,Fort Gibson,Muskogee County,Oklahoma
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Oklahoma
born 3.7.1929...