ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60443
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 February 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 66-0042 |
| MSN: | A1-60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Pequop, W of Wendover, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed in a crash on 12 February 1969, when impacted Mount Pequop, West of Wendover, Nevada, which was covered in deep snow. The snow deceived the Terrain Following Radar, by absorbing the TFR radar energy, and hence making the mountain invisible to the system. It was not until June 1969 that the crashed aircraft was found.
In mid 1998, 29 years after the loss of 66-0042 and the two crew, Mark Howes and some dirt biking friends rediscovered the crash site. For some reason or other, the USAF had not followed its normal practice in clearing the crash site. To this day the wreckage of 66-0042 still lies on the green and peaceful mountain top that claimed it so many years before
Both crew: Capt Robert Jobe (Pilot) and Capt William Fuchlow (IP) were killed after ground impact.
In a strange post-script, EF-111A 66-0057 was statically displayed at RAF Upper Heyford on August 19, 1986, but wearing the tail code 66-0042!
Sources:
http://www.f-111.net/A-66-042/index.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1966.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2010 12:20 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2013 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2013 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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