ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137481
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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Australian Air Force (RAAF) |
| Registration: | A8-136 |
| MSN: | D1-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Armidale, 5 miles south of Guyra, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Amberley, QLD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered to RAAF 25/7/73. Served with 6 Squadron, RAAF at Amberley. Written off when crashed 28/4/77 at Armidale, 5 nm south of Guyra, NSW.
Aircraft engine fire resulting from a ruptured bleed air duct. This set off the engine fire warning system but in fact, the fire had burnt through the inner skin into a fuel tank. Both crew survived ejection. Crew were USAF Capt W.H. Baker (pilot) and Flt Lt. D.A. Clarkson (WSO).
Sources:
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_C.htm
http://adf-serials.com.au/3a8.shtml
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1967.htm]l (allocated USAF serial 67-0137 for test flights)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2011 12:45 | Anon. | Added |
| 02-Feb-2013 12:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2013 12:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Embed code] |
| 29-Apr-2021 11:13 | Adelaida | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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