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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 1976 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111D Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0167 |
| MSN: | A6-083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hope, Eddy County, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cannon AFB, New Mexico |
Crashed and destroyed 12:10 hours MST, 10 October 1976 40 miles west of Artesia NM but very near town of Hope NM in Eddy county. The jet was on a functional check flight. During its supersonic decelerating to 600 Knots the plane gyrated out of control...ejection was initiated at 1.42 Mach. The capsule worked and both pilot and navigator walked away and lived to fly again. Crew: Pilot Capt. Richard J. McEwen WSO Capt. Larry F. King Call Sign Kino 05
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_D.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 11:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Oct-2013 06:15 | Richard McEwen | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2014 06:23 | Rich McEwen | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 21-Apr-2021 17:12 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:47 | Aardvark | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 07-Nov-2023 08:12 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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