ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152983
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| Date: | Friday 28 October 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | General Dynamics FB-111A |
| Owner/operator: | 380th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0285 |
| MSN: | B1-57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles SW of Ashland, Maine -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Plattsburgh AFB, NY |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
FB-111A 68-0285 Crashed and destroyed October 28 1977. Crashed into a river near Ashland, Maine. Capt. John D. Miller and Capt. John Blewitt Jr., both assigned to the 4007th CCTS. Miller and Blewitt, both pilots, parachuted into a remote area about seven miles west of Ashland. The plane crashed 10 miles southwest of Ashland in heavily wooded area
Sources:
(INFO from microfilm copy from Portsmouth Herald (29 OCT 77) via Portsmouth, NH, Public Library)
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Loring_AFB/conversations/topics/10718
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.fb-111a.net/Production.htm]
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234910250-fb-111-wing-tanks/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 13:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Dec-2017 18:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-May-2021 09:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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