ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60427
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 October 1990 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | 493rd TFS, 48th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 74-0183 |
| MSN: | E2-101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Askr Bobming Range, north of Taif -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taif AB, Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-1111F s/n 74-0183 (call sign "Cougar 41") crashed and was destroyed on October 10, 1990 during a night-time low-level training mission over the Askr Bombing Ranges north of Taif, Saudi Arabia. The crash occurred at 01:30 hours during a practice loft-bomb maneuver.
Both crew - Captain Frederick A "Art" Reid of Harrisburg, Pa (pilot) and Captain Thomas R. "TC" Caldwell of Columbus, Ohio (WSO) - were killed
Sources:
Flight International 8/14 May 1991
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1974.htm]l
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 08:17 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Jul-2011 08:36 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 03-Feb-2013 13:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 04-Feb-2013 15:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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