ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153003
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1981 |
| Time: | 13:28 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | 55th TFSqn /20th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0082 |
| MSN: | A1-251/E-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and substantially damaged on 25 March 1981, on take off from RAF Fairford. Aircraft activated the "stall warning horn" during the take off/initial climb phase, and the pilot elected to abort the take off. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and continued for another 400 feet.
Pilot - 1st Lt Timothy Collins and WSO, Capt. Robert N. Miglin - both survived. Aircraft sent to USA. for repair/rebuild.
Repaired/rebuilt on the General Dynamics Phoenix Arizona, assembly line. The forward section of s/n 65-5706 (ex-F-111A) and aft section of 68-0082 were mated together to create a new aircraft, which took the identity of 68-0082. After rebuild, returned to service with the 20th TFW at RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, UK by 1983
Retired to AMARC 11 December 1995. Still on AMARC inventory January 15, 2008
Sources:
www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/Mishaps/Mishap_Report_68-082.jpg
http://www.f-111.net/t_no_E.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000509707L.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Feb-2013 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2019 18:46 | Vark Driver | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2019 18:46 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-May-2021 08:39 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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