ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59935
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 March 1975 |
| Time: | 11:12 UTC |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111E |
| Owner/operator: | 55th TFS, 20th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0081 |
| MSN: | A1-126 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wet Sleddale, Mosedale Fell, 4.5 nm SSE of Shap, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire (EGUA) |
| RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGXE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
General Dynamics F-111E 68-0081 of 55th TFS, 20th TFW, USAF. Written off (destroyed) when crashed March 5, 1975: The two crew were on a low level exercise from RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire when the aircraft struck a bird, approximately 9 miles north of Kendal, Cumbria, at around 1,000 feet agl, which shattered a section of the windshield and caused other damage to the aircraft.
As a result of the damage the crew abandoned the aircraft by way of the escape capsule. The jet flew on for a short way before crashing on a open area of hillside, at Wet Sleddale, Mosedale Fell, 4.5 nautical miles South-South-East of Shap, Cumbria,where it was completely destroyed.
Crew named as
Pilot - Captain Richard Allan Wolf USAF, aged 34, of Poland, Ohio, USA.
Navigator/WSO (Weapons Systems Operator) - Major Jay K Miller USAF, aged 37, of La Mesa, California, USA.
Richard Wolf was born in April 1940 in Poland, Ohio and after attending school and university he joined the USAF. He served two Tours in Vietnam and flew at least 200 combat missions. After retiring from the USAF in 1993 he took up various positions in civilian life including a number of roles in athletics and working for United Airlines. He died in June 2012. Small pieces of wreckage were still visible at the crash site in October 2014.
Sources:
1. http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/lake-district/general-dynamics-f-111e-68-0081-saddle-crags/
2. http://www.f-111.net/t_no_E.htm
3. http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/Mishaps.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
5. http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/Mishaps/Mishap_Report_68-081.jpg
6. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/lakes/68081.html
7. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=RICHARD-WOLF&lc=4425&pid=157964407&mid=5131045
8. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1970-1979_30.html.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2009 21:00 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 06-Aug-2010 13:17 | harro | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2010 13:17 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2013 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2013 13:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2020 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2020 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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