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To: pfflier

If the terrain following radar (TFR) hiccupped, same deal. The next of kin wouldn’t even get your dogtags.

One F-111 that crashed was brought back in the back of a small pickup truck.


42 posted on 08/23/2018 8:57:34 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!)
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To: CodeToad

All of which goes to show that Navy and AF fighter/bomber pilots are a special breed.


48 posted on 08/23/2018 9:56:57 AM PDT by wiley (John 16:33: "In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.")
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To: CodeToad
If the terrain following radar (TFR) hiccupped, same deal

During their first combat deployment in Thailand 1968 three 111's were "mysteriously lost". This was before my time but my contacts in the pilot community were very suspicious that it was TFR related.

Later investigation indicated that the leading suspect was malfunctioning horizontal stab actuators. Bad to have one stick in kharst country.

It's performance after correcting that was stellar.

56 posted on 08/23/2018 10:39:35 AM PDT by pfflier
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