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Date: | Thursday 19 January 1967 |
Time: | |
Type: | General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 63-9774 |
MSN: | A1-09 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Edwards AFB (EDW), California, -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Edwards AFB, CA (EDW/KEDW) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed due to incorrect wing sweep setting during landing. Crew not injured, but the pilot went around to unfasten the WSO (WSO Donovan I. McCance). The pilot (MAJ Herbert F. Brightwell) was standing in a pool of JP4 fuel which ignited and killed him.
Sources:
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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html http://www.f-111.net/t_no_A.htm https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=3555561 https://my.xfinity.com/~stp9506/F111edwards.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Jul-2011 08:35 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase] |
27-Jan-2013 14:50 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Aug-2015 19:50 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
29-Apr-2021 10:44 |
Aardvark |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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