Old Viper Tester Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron out of Bergstrom AFB at Nellis for Green Flag 81-3, April 1981. This was a tragic deployment for the 12th. 71-0250 crashed on the Nellis training ranges on 16 April with the loss of both crewmen. The next day, 68-0611 also crashed on the range killing both crew. The squadron stood down and departed for Bergstrom in the following days. 68-0609 68-0611 69-0378 72-0147 71-0250 Thanks for looking, Sven Edited September 24, 2018 by Old Viper Tester Corrected data 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Terrific quality images as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Great pictures Sven. Sad and tragic to hear about not one but two losses from the same squadron in such a fashion. Did they ever discover what happened? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Definitely sad and a hard thing for a tightknit group like a tactical recon. unit to get through im sure. I second the question ? What was the A.F. Boards determination for the crashes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, whiskey said: Did they ever discover what happened? 15 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: What was the A.F. Boards determination for the crashes ? I posted this same article on a Facebook F-4 group and asked for clarification of my recollection. Someone who was flying with the 12th at the time responded with this: "71-0250 crashed 16 April 1981 (Johnson/Gholson) and 68-0611 (Vaeth/Heidemann) the next day. Four fine men from 12th TRS died. Both aircraft had mechanical failures at low altitude. Ejections too low." I never did see the mishap board report, by that June I had been posted from Nellis to Edwards and was immediately immersed in the T-38 and A-37 with the Test Pilot School. Haven't been able to find anything authoritative on line. There are some sources on the net that say '611 was written off at Tyndall AFB on 17 April and I know that can't be right since '611 was on the other side of the country at the time. Sven Edited September 22, 2018 by Old Viper Tester 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Superb shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Thank you, thank you, thank you! Open photoflash bay on -0378? You are so fortunate to have seen so many incredible airplanes in your career, Sven...BTW, thank you for your service, sir! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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