ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152987
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| Date: | Thursday 15 December 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | 493rd TFS, 48th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 70-2380 |
| MSN: | E2-19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scaltback Estate, Exning, near Newmarket, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk (LKZ/EGUL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed on December 15 1977. Suffered hydraulic failure which caused the aircraft to pitch straight up and then into an uncontrollable spin. Crashed on the Scaltback Estate, Exning, near Newmarket, Suffolk
Both crew - Pilot Captain Jerry L. Kemp and WSO Captain Thomas E. Bergam - ejected safely. Per eyewitness report from, one of the crew, Capt Tom Bergam:
"For all those curious about the F-111 crash in Newmarket in December of 1977, I was the Weapons System Officer on that day. My pilot, Capt Jerry Kemp and I, Capt Tom Bergam experienced hydraulic failure which caused the aircraft to pitch straight up and then into a spin. We ejected and our first and foremost concern was for the safety of those on the ground. Thank heavens, no one was injured. Although the accident occurred more than 30 years ago, I still remember it vividly."
Sources:
1. http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F.htm
2. http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
3. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=317&t=67563
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?104980-USAF-F111-crash-nr-Newmarket-1970s-1980s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 14:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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