ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137483
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | 492nd TFS, 48th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 70-2367 |
| MSN: | E2-06/F-06 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Tain Ranges, Dornoch Firth, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk (LKZ/EGUL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed April 20 1979. After practice bombing at Tain Range, F-111F 70-2367 overshot the rejoin and then pulled back and crashed into the belly of 73-0714. Both crews successfully ejected with the capsules and aircraft landing in the Dornoch Firth, Scotland. Aircraft 70-2367 was flown by Capt Stephen Ruttman and Capt Roger Webb. Capt. Joe Peluso and Capt Tim Schlitt flew 73-0714. 70-2367 module became inverted immediately after hitting the water and remained inverted on the water's surface until the arrival of a fishing vessel. At that time the crew activated self-righting bags that partially righted the module. The crew then exited the module and, assisted by a RAF rescue parajumper, climbed aboard the fishing vessel before being hoisted to a RAF rescue helicopter. The fishing vessel arrived in the area of the crew modules approximately 40 minutes after the collision, with the rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth arriving several minutes later. A Nimrod maritime patrol plane monitored from overhead. All four crew were flown by helicopter to RAF Lossiemouth, 40 miles NE of Inverness. All four returned to Lakenheath later that day
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
2. http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1975%E2%80%931979)
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1970.html
5. http://www.skytamer.com/0420.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2011 13:33 | Anon. | Added |
| 02-Feb-2013 16:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2013 05:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2018 15:20 | David de Botton | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Jun-2018 14:08 | Allen Smithee | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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