{"id":378,"date":"2024-05-06T11:01:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T01:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:39:18","slug":"accident-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/accident-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Accidents &#038; Ejections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">RAAF F-111 FLYING ACCIDENTS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">The aussie F-111 story is immortalised by <strong>five fatal accidents<\/strong> <strong>and 10 aircrew<\/strong> who tragically lost their lives<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/noordink-holt-29-sep-77\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noordink &amp; Holt<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/erskine-angell-28-jan-86\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erskine &amp; Angell<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/fallon-pike-2-apr-87\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fallon &amp; Pike<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/mcness-cairns-cowan-13-sep-93\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McNess &amp; Cairns-Cowan<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/short-hobbs-18-apr-99\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Short &amp; Hobbs<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-685\" src=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage.jpg 2306w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/A8-139-Wreckage-2048x1114.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1062\" height=\"577\" \/><\/h3>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Erskine &amp; Angell - 28 Jan 86<\/em><\/pre>\n<h3>Crew Module Ejections<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Three F-111C crews safely ejected in their escape modules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Armidale, NSW &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/accident-summary\/page-aa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baker &amp; Clarkson<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Hauraki Gulf, NZ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/rogers-growder-25-oct-78\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rogers &amp; Growder<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">RNZAF Base Ohakea &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/index.php\/kelly-curr-24-aug-79\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly &amp; Curr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1835\" src=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crew-Module-Ejections-RAAF-1024x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crew-Module-Ejections-RAAF-1024x272.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crew-Module-Ejections-RAAF-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crew-Module-Ejections-RAAF-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crew-Module-Ejections-RAAF-1536x408.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Crew-Module-Ejections-RAAF-2048x544.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">Two RAAF aircrew safely ejected in their escape modules whilst on F-111A\/F-111F exchange with the USAF:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>F-111A &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Neil-Pollocks-Ejection-on-USAFEX.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLTLT Neil Pollock<\/a><\/li>\n<li>F-111F &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RickOfs-Ejection-on-USAFEX.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FLTLT Rick O\u2019Ferrall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many brought their stricken jets home in spectacular style; whilst countless tales of jaw-dropping, near-misses, are reminisced at aircrew reunions &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-599\" src=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2576\" height=\"1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam.png 2576w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam-1536x987.png 1536w, https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-19-at-9.59.51\u202fam-2048x1317.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2576px) 100vw, 2576px\" \/><em>Reference: <a href=\"https:\/\/pigzbum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sifting-Through-the-Evidence.pdf\">Sifting Through the Evidence<\/a> &#8211; 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