ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152917
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | 366th TFW, 390th TFS, USAF |
| Registration: | 70-2388 |
| MSN: | E2-27/F-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mountain Home AFB, Idaho -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home AFB, Idaho |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed March 16, 1976 Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Crashed on to the runway after a stuck throttle; the Aircraft was on a routine two ship conventional ground attack sortie. The Crew was lined up for a 15 NM low par approach when the crew experienced a frozen right throttle at 98%. Touchdown was 600 feet down the runway.
The right engine fire push button was depressed the aircraft continued with a nose down attitude so the pilot increased power, the aircraft porpoises, after the third skip at 10 feet above the ground and at 140 knots they ejected. The aircraft impacted 6,585 feet down the runway with the capsule landing 750 short of the main wreckage and fire. Crew ejected safely.
Crew were Pilot Flt Lt Richard E, O'Ferrall, RAAF and WSO Capt Joseph Dale Freeman. Pilot was an RAAF pilot on an Exchange posting; WSO was from the USAF. Rick O'Ferrall was the first Australian aircrew to bang out of an F-111, albeit a USAF aircraft at Mountain Home. He returned to 1 Squadron RAAF at Amberley near Brisbane, before later retiring from the RAAF and becoming Chief Pilot for the Northern Territory Police Force out of Darwin.
The module was recovered, and was the one "most probably" used as flight simulation trainer at RAF Lakenheath.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
2. http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F.htm
3. http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=218282;article=1399;title=F-111.net
4. http://www.pigzbum.com/accidents/vk70-2388---a---norman-87.pdf
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2016 21:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Feb-2016 21:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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