ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151549
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| Date: | Thursday 7 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105D-25-RE Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | 4525th CCTWg USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0216 |
| MSN: | D-411 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eglin AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 7 February 1963 Republic F-105D-25-RE Thunderchief, 61-0216 of the 4525th Combat Crew Training Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada, and an F-100F Super Sabre flying in close formation, were hit by shrapnel from a defective BLU-14 bomb dropped from the F-105 while on a run over an Eglin Range. F-105 pilot Maj. Frederick C. Kyler, and pilot and photographer in F-100 all successfully eject
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_accidents_at_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
http://www.burrusspta.org/833_all.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1961.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm#feb
British Pathe
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/bombers-get-own-medicine/query/Crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2012 00:00 | ASN Archive | Added |
| 22-Feb-2013 11:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2018 09:28 | Cobar | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Feb-2021 11:22 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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