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| Date: | Wednesday 5 November 1975 |
| Time: | 16:11 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111E |
| Owner/operator: | 20th TFW USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0060 |
| MSN: | A1-229/E-70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi ESE of Boston, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Crashed and destroyed November 5, 1975 in The Wash off Freiston, 5 nm ESE of Boston, Lincolnshire. During low-level flight over the Wainfleet Bombing Ranges, a bird (said to be a duck) penetrated the right windscreen. Both crew ejected; one major injury from the impact of the bird into one of the crew (the pilot). Pilot Capt James E. Stieber and WSO Capt Robert Gregory.
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1212394/
http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/Mishaps/Mishap_Report_68-060.jpg
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_E.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
Images:
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Scotland. - 26th September 2009
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Scotland. - 26th September 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Feb-2013 13:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2015 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2016 21:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-Dec-2019 09:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jun-2020 17:38 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 17-Jun-2020 17:42 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo, ] |
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