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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1971 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A |
| Owner/operator: | General Dynamics |
| Registration: | 68-0283 |
| MSN: | B1-55 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi NE of Mandeville, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, TX |
Aircraft was on an acceptance test flight from the General Dynamics Plant in Fort Worth. Crashed three miles northeast of Mandeville. Capsule with crews remains was not found until the beginning of February (Tuesday 2nd), three weeks after the loss. Both crew - LT COL Bruce D. Stocks (pilot) and Major Billy C. Gentry (WSO) - were killed.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
The Victoria Advocat 10 January 1971, p10A/4 FEB 1971, p6A (photo from wreckage)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2013 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Nov-2014 16:55 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2018 15:49 | j155 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2021 13:54 | mtonne | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Jan-2022 10:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
| 29-Jan-2022 14:04 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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