ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152905
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 September 1974 |
| Time: | 23:23 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | 390th TFSqn /366TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 70-2395 |
| MSN: | E2-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saylor Creek Range, 44 NM south west of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home AFB, Idaho |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 400th F-111 delivered, on January 21, 1972, to the 347th TFW / 4590th TFS at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. The 347th & the 4590th were renumbered as the 366th TFW & 390th TFS "Boars" in July, 1972.
Destroyed in a fatal Crash on September 11, 1974 near Mountain Home AFB' crashed on the Saylor Creek Range, 44 NM south west of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho at the 145 degree radial. The aircraft crashed short of the target on a night practice (RLD) bombing run at 11:23 pm MST (on the second pass). Air traffic controllers at the base saw a fireball shortly after they lost radio contact with the aircraft crew.
Pilot Captain William Authur Kennedy & WSO Lt David C McKennon, call sign - CHOMP 81 had accumulated 264 flights and 744.2 flight hours prior to the crash.
Sources:
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.366fightergroupassoc.org/
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=108641
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Jun-2021 11:14 | RICK | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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