ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153040
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | 494th TFS, 48th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 70-2375 |
| MSN: | E2-23/F-23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lauder, Lothian & Borders, Scotland -
 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 |
F-111F s/n 70-2375 was engaged in a low-level training exercise. The exercise involved a simulated toss-bomb attack on a laser designated target.
However, it seems that the pilot may have pulled up from the attack and entered cloud. This disorientated him momentarily, causing him to lose his bearings and to permit the aircraft to enter a nose-down attitude.
Before he could recover, the F-111 had crashed into a field just outside the village off Lauder, killing both airmen and leaving a deep scar in the field. The aircraft had narrowly avoided hitting a row of cottages a quarter of a mile away.
Crew killed were - Captain Thomas F. "Chip" Stem (pilot) and Captain Philip D. "Phil" Baldwin (WSO)
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.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/gd-f-111f_lauder.htm
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F_files/70-2375-May-1981.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2013 18:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Feb-2013 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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