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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A |
| Owner/operator: | 474th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 66-0045 |
| MSN: | A1-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saylor Creek Range, 28 miles south east of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home AFB, Idaho |
| Mountain Home AFB, Idaho |
Crashed and destroyed May 12 1982 due to Right engine catching fire. Two minutes later crew abandoned aircraft, and it crashed 28 miles south east of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho near the Saylor Creek Range. Aircraft was returning to Mountain Home AFB after Bombing practice sortie.
Crew ejected successfully: pilot Major Francis B Morris and WSO Capt. George Earles
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1966.html
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_A.htm
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 20:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Feb-2013 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2021 10:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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