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 vertical tail as it still lays in Sep 2012 taken by Bill Ott. Read more on the forums HERE and HERE [Bill Ott collection]
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.
Wayne Neet
- Sunday 25 November 2012 13:49
I was a pilot in the 49th FIS when this crash occured back in 1978. The pilot who ejected safely was not Jim Lowe, it was Capt George Rampulla. Jim Lowe was the squadron commander at the time.