ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60444
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Date: | Thursday 5 July 1979 |
Time: | |
Type: | General Dynamics F-111A |
Owner/operator: | 390th TFS, 366th TFW, USAF |
Registration: | 67-0105 |
MSN: | A1-150 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nellis AFB ranges, Nevada -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and destroyed 5 July 1979 on the Nellis ranges, Nevada, during exerecise "Red Flag '79". Both crew - Major Gary A. Mekash and Lt Col Eugene M. Soeder - were killed
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm http://www.f-111.net/t_no_A.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_exercise#Incidents http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Feb-2013 16:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-Feb-2022 07:47 |
David de Botton |
Updated [Operator] |
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