ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152995
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 December 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111E |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 68-0045 |
| MSN: | A1-214/E-55 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Wash, off Boston, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into The Wash near Boston, Lincolshire. Aircraft was on a lo-toss night practice bombing sortie to the Holbeach Bombing Ranges in Lincolnshire at the time of the crash. Range staff witnessed the F-111 dive into the water before the crew could eject. Gale force conditions prevented discovery of any wreckage for two days. Capt Randolph P. Gaspard and Major Frank B. Slusher.
Sources:
Goodrum, Alastair, "Down Range: Losses Over the Wash in the 1960s and 1970s", Air Enthusiast Number 109, Stamford, Lincs, UK, January/February 2004, page 17.
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_E.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1975%E2%80%931979)#1979
http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=317&t=67563
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Jul-2015 13:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
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