ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54958
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1979 |
| Time: | 18:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 104754 |
| MSN: | 683A-1054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bald Mountain, Groom Mountain Range, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Nevada |
| Nellis AFB, Nevada | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 417 Squadron pilot was the lead of a two-plane, low-level interdiction mission on a Red Flag 79-4 sortie out of Nellis AFB, Nevada. During the egress from a second SAM target, the wingman lost sight of lead and climbed away from the range because of clouds obscuring a mountain ridge line. At the same time, Red Flag Operations advised lead that he was entering a sensitive and restricted area at Dreamland/Area 51 and to leave immediately. As the pilot attempted to leave the area at high speed and in a wings level 20 degree climb, he impacted Bald Mountain, 400 feet below a cloud covered 8200 foot peak on the side of the mountain. The pilot, Capt. B.B. Reid, made no attempt to eject and was killed in the crash.
Sources:
Canadian Forces DFS Flight Comment 1979 No. 2
417 Squadron History, Canada’s Wings, ISBN 0-920002-22-6
http://www.arizonawrecks.com/Frame-111-rcafcf104page111.html?refresh=1310172932028
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 03:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2015 16:02 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2016 18:18 | yukonjack | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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