ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153024
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics FB-111A |
| Owner/operator: | 509th BW USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0242 |
| MSN: | B1-14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, NV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in desert area of Arizona, following engine fire during exercise "Red Flag '83", at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
Mike Ciancio, a crew chief on the FB-111, was at Red Flag when it happened. He says; "We had launched the aircraft for the day and was waiting for their return when we got the news that one of our birds went down. The crew had ejected and were waiting for rescue. We visited the crew in the hospital and they told us that the plane caught on fire. They tried to fly it back to the base but lost all control and had to eject."
Both crew - pilot, Major Richard B. Young, 37 [Stratham, NH.] and WSO, Captain Raymond Drogan, 32 [Orlando, Florida] - ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_FBG.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2013 08:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 15-Feb-2016 21:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2019 09:44 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2020 08:56 | Rick S | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Aug-2021 09:06 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 09:07 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2022 13:56 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2022 14:01 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
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