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Date: Thursday 5 July 1979
Time:
Type: Silhouette image of generic F111 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
General Dynamics F-111A Owner/operator: 390th TFS, 366th TFW, USAF
Registration: 67-0105
MSN: A1-150
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Nellis AFB, Nevada
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:Crashed and destroyed 5 July 1979 on the Nellis ranges, Nevada, during exerecise "Red Flag '79". Both crew - Major Gary A. Mekash and Lt Col Eugene M. Soeder - were killed
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_A.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_exercise#Incidents http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 16:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 07:47 |
David de Botton |
Updated [Operator, ] |