ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152911
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| Date: | Friday 6 June 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 66-0034 |
| MSN: | A1-52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peach Springs, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on June 6, 1975 at Peach Springs, Arizona, due to an explosion and fire in the engine bay igniting whilst in flight. (A total of three F-111A aircraft suffered this failure between June 6,1975, and October 7,1975: 66-0024, 66-0034, and 66-0058 were all lost due to this engine problem).
Sources:
1. http://www.f-111.net/t_no_A.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
3. http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
4. http://f-111.net/F-111A/F-111A-Crash-Report-page-1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2016 21:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:47 | Aardvark | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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