ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137490
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111F |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 74-0188 |
| MSN: | E2-106/F-106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Borkum Island -
 Germany
|
| 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 |
On April 26, 1983, Capt. Charles M. Vidas(Pilot) and 1st Lt Steven A. Groark were lost while on a training flight in F-111F s/n 74-0188. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed in the North Sea off Germany's Borkum Island. At the time it was taking part in exercise "Salty Nation".
The cause of the loss is still unknown. However, there was speculation at the time that the TFR (Terrain Following Radar) may have malfunctioned, giving a false altitude reading, and initiating the autopilot incorrectly.
Capt. Vidas and 1st Lt Groark were assigned to the 492 TFS, 48 TFW at RAF Lakenheath. F-111F s/n 74-0188 had accumulated 572 flights and 1,407.1 flight hours when it crashed. 74-0188 is also noteworthy as being the last ever "new-built" F-111F
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_F.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1974.htm]l
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=PersonAircraftExt&ID=61541
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2011 01:23 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Aug-2011 02:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 03-Feb-2013 08:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code] |
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