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| Date: | Thursday 19 January 1967 |
| Time: | 16:17 PST |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-9774 |
| MSN: | A1-09 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edwards AFB (EDW), California, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Edwards AFB, CA (EDW/KEDW) |
Crashed due to incorrect wing sweep setting during landing. Crew not injured, but the pilot went around to unfasten the WSO (WSO Donovan I. McCance). The pilot (MAJ Herbert F. Brightwell) was standing in a pool of JP4 fuel which ignited and killed him.
Sources:
Scramble 255
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html
One Eleven Down-Steven Hyre
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2011 08:35 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, ] |
| 27-Jan-2013 14:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2015 19:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:44 | Aardvark | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2025 17:12 | Steven Hyre | Updated [Time, Source, Category, ] |
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