Accident McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle 73-0106,
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Date:Tuesday 15 December 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
Owner/operator:461st TFTS USAF
Registration: 73-0106
MSN: 0049/A040
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tonopah Test Range Airfield, 31 miles SE of Tonopah, Nevada -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Luke AFB, Arizona (LUF/KLUF)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F-15A Eagle 73-0106 'LA', of 461st TFTS, Luke AFB crashed 15 December 1981 near Tonopah Nevada. Pilot, Captain Thomas Worthington Brundige IV (aged 29) [temporarily assigned to the 461st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, AZ. His regular assignment was at Langley Air Force Base, VA] was killed

Sources:

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1973.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm#usaf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Dec-2013 02:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Jan-2021 17:37 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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