Incident General Dynamics F-111D Aardvark 68-0167,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152979
 
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Date:Sunday 10 October 1976
Time:12:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic F111 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
General Dynamics F-111D Aardvark
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 68-0167
MSN: A6-083
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Hope, Eddy County, New Mexico -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cannon AFB, New Mexico
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and destroyed 12:10 hours MST, 10 October 1976 40 miles west of Artesia NM but very near town of Hope NM in Eddy county. The jet was on a functional check flight. During its supersonic decelerating to 600 Knots the plane gyrated out of control...ejection was initiated at 1.42 Mach. The capsule worked and both pilot and navigator walked away and lived to fly again. Crew: Pilot Capt. Richard J. McEwen WSO Capt. Larry F. King Call Sign Kino 05

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_D.htm


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2013 11:37 Dr. John Smith Added
09-Oct-2013 06:15 Richard McEwen Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
20-Feb-2014 06:23 Rich McEwen Updated [Departure airport]
21-Apr-2021 17:12 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
29-Apr-2021 10:47 Aardvark Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]
07-Nov-2023 08:12 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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