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| Date: | Tuesday 19 March 1963 |
| Time: | 17:12 |
| Type: |  Convair F-106A Delta Dart |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-2489 |
| MSN: | 8-24-72 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kennewick, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Geiger AFB, WA |
Crashed in a field on training mission. The pilot, Capt William F. Tesmer (29), reported control issues, possibly due to the vari-ramps in the intakes not retracting after a run at supersonic speed. He appears to have attempted to eject at c.1,000 feet as the canopy was observed to jettison, however the seat failed to function and he was killed in a high speed impact with the ground.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Youngstown Vindicator 20 March 1963, p1
https://f-106deltadart.com/db/acft/acft_view.php?editid1=269&
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2013 08:02 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 18-Aug-2013 08:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2021 16:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2024 18:34 | notapound | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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