ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60435
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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111D |
| Owner/operator: | 522nd TFS, 27th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0109 |
| MSN: | A6-25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Melrose Bombing Range 15 miles west of Melrose NM. -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cannon AFB, NM |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed on February 16 1979 near the Melrose Bombing Range, 15 miles West of Melrose, New Mexico. Pilot had paddled-off the TFR on pull-up, but because the pilot had small hands, he had a problem hanging on the pickle button and the TFR paddle at the same time--his finger slipped off, the TFR went into the fly-up mode, he got disoriented, and punched out.
After the program was suspended until the investigation was concluded, I was the WSO on the SECOND crew to try night lo-toss: fortunately my AC had a bigger hand . . . . As a postscript, the paddle switches were later extended to accommodate smaller-handed pilots. Both crew ejected safely.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_D.htm
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 15:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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