ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152846
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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 63-9769 |
| MSN: | A1-04 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holloman AFB, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Holloman AFB, NM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stalled, crashed and was badly damaged on its 229th flight during a low speed flyby during an Armed Forces Day airshow at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, on May 18, 1968. The crew consisting of a GDFW Test Pilot Mr. Frederick J Voorhies, and in the Right Seat a Ballast Dummy GDFW called "Clyde The Dummy" did not attempt ejection. The pilot was not injured, as the aircraft settled in after a High AOR fly past and crashed near-horizontally, in what was described as a "hard belly landing". The aircraft had only 229 Flights and 420.2 Flight Hours at the time of this incident.
63-9769 was considered to be damaged beyond economic repair, and never flew again
Sources:
One-Eleven Down F-111 Crashes & Combat Losses ISBN-10: 0764342789
ISBN-13: 978-0764342783
USAF Safety Center 711 Report
GDFW F-111 Company Historical Safety Narratives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2013 12:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Jan-2013 12:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2016 19:49 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2016 09:28 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:45 | Aardvark | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:46 | Aardvark | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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