ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137884
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| Date: | Sunday 23 December 1973 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111D |
| Owner/operator: | 523rd TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0113 |
| MSN: | A6-29 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 miles west of Melrose Range, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cannon AFB, NM |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
523rd TFS aircraft: crashed and destroyed at 18:55hrs MST, on 23 December 1973 near Cannon AFB, NM, 35 miles west of Clovis, 12 miles west of Melrose Range (3/4 miles north of US 60-84).
The radar altimeter had been noted as inoperative in pre-flight checks, and with the Terrain Following Radar (TFR) in standby mode, the aircraft impacted the ground at a shallow angle and skipped. The aircraft hit a second time and the aircrew attempted ejection. The ejection was not successful. Both crew - CAPT William K. Delaplane III (age 29) and LT Robert J. Kierce (age 25) - were killed
F-111D s/n 68-0113 had accumulated 93 flights and 256.7 flight hours when it crashed.
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_D.htm
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=162282
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 13:32 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Jan-2013 15:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2013 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 30-May-2021 09:46 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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