ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152909
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| Date: | Monday 3 February 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A |
| Owner/operator: | 340th BGp /380th BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0280 |
| MSN: | B1-52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Glebe Mountain, in South Londonderry, Vermont -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Plattsburgh AFB, NY |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed on February 3, 1975 when collided with FB-111A 69-6505. Crashed near the "Magic Mountain" Ski Resort, at Glebe Mountain, in South Londonderry, in Vermont.
The two 380th BW aircraft departed Plattsburgh AFB, NY, at approx. 22:00 hours and collided at approx 22:30 hours near Londonderry, VT. The two FB-111As were on a routine AAR/low level navigation mission Collision occurred before the refueling began. The four crew members involved all survived the ejections and landed near the 'Magic Mountain' Ski Resort.
They were CAPTS Larry L. McMaster, Donald G. Vann (in 68-505), with John E. Hockenberger and 1st LT James D. Kotton (in 68-0280).
(John E. Hockenberger died of natural causes on August 5, 2003)
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20160305004215/http://fb-111a.net/production.html
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?p=379097
http://www.f-111.net/remembrances.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 15:02 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2020 06:21 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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