F-106A 59-0078 of the 49th FIS Griffiss AFB, NY crashed crashed in the Adirondacks (Wolf Pond) on 27 Oct 1978. The pilot Lt. Col. Jim Lowe ejected safely. This photo is part of the engine taken by Bill Ott in Nov 1994. Read more on the forums HERE and HERE [Bill Ott collection]
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Tdarner - Sunday 27 March 2016 19:02
I think pilot was George Rampulla, not the Commander Jim Lowe, on this one. He also had the "honor" of jumping out of one of the 49ths T-33 a few years earlier. Both were engine failures.