ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152853
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Date: | Wednesday 2 February 1972 |
Time: | |
Type: | General Dynamics F-111F |
Owner/operator: | General Dynamics Inc |
Registration: | 70-2407 |
MSN: | E2-46 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Fort Worth, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off February 2, 1972 when crashed on landing at Fort Worth, Texas, on a pre-delivery test flight. Deemed damaged beyond economic repair, and broken up at the General Dynamics Inc facility.
The aft section of this aircraft (70-2407) was mated to the forward section of another F-111 (68-0127), and the resultant hybrid was given the identity of the forward section only.
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_F.htm http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/redflag2004/6435794047/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Jan-2013 14:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
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