F15C 80-007/BT "Shrimp Boat" crash Soesterberg

[rum825]

Deze vlieger was volgens mij Archie Ripetto uit Bitburg in his " Flying Office " en het was een waanzinnige demo .. beetje jammer van die zeikzachte grond naast de baan.

[mimatupo]

@rum825 De pilot was Dennis R. Kuehler. Op 8 juni 1987 is hij alsnog om het leven gekomen tijdens een laagvlieg manoeuvre met de F15C 81-0056 van het 27ste TFS.

[vonhelsing]

ik herinner me dit nog ik was toen 7 a 8 jaar oud.

toen we terug liepen naar de auto bij mijn vader aan de hand.

goh wat gaat tijd toch snel.

[michaelpilot1000]

@Hevrom Will tell you. Everyone I know, who was stationed there consider it the best place and experience All very fond of the Dutch people. I wish that I could have stayed and lived there. I sometimes visit my old duplex thru google. I can click along the streets viewing 360 degrees. Much of town is same. My rented home from Mr. Van Dolderen (Van Dolderen Autowerks) is just the same after 30 odd years. The address is burg. grothestraatt 66 Soest , Nl . It was the left side of home.

[michaelpilot1000]

@Hevrom Hello, well you are welcome in the defense. Sometimes I think what we were doing was more of a cat and mouse routine between east German airforce and our aircraft over the north sea and east west dutch/german border..On rare sunny day many of us were near the post office/ movie theater when 2 MIG aircraft flew over. I can still see the bright large red star on the tail. They must have been less then 300 meters above the tree line. I could see the pilots. PS. I worked FMS, was not pilot.

[michaelpilot1000]

@michaelpilot1000 Just wanted to know, do you go on the base? I have seen a few photos of the buildings. Not much on the flight line, base PX. I wonder how much they will tear down for the park? Our building was called AGE. Aero Space Ground Equipment. It was units for mobile elect power for aircraft. When I arrived we had units for starting engines of the Phantom F-4 C aircraft. F-15 did not need this air pressure to turn over turbines of jet engine. We had bomb loaders and portable lights.

[ricksteffey123]

He knife edged it right in....

[masterkillerx1]

Schauen Sie nach rechts du Idiot



[michaelpilot1000]

This must have been first accident of this nature at CNA.

We did lose 2 pilots and an aircraft over the North (Nord Zee) Sea in 1978?

Pilot was flying low and dipped a wing into a wave. Yes, pilot error...

In 1975 I witnesed a T-38 crash at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Both pilots ejected. Only one chute opened. This was done during landing. I happend to be on rescue team that day. The trainee hit the cut corn field nearby and crawled about 6 feet. The aircraft slid along the hard ground ,Undamaged.

[minkuukel]

Was dit niet tijdens een open dag?

Ik zat daar toen mijn dienstplicht uit, eem hele mooie tijd.

[michaelpilot1000]

@minkuukel Hello, gud dag. Yes (ja) Open Day. ( Open Dag)

Sgt. R.Michael Pitman. CNA 1977-1980

I lived in Soest with wife and son.

I miss the Nederlands and people!

[erwinhufner01]

dan is hij er zeker zonder schietstoel uitgesprongen ik heb het ook zien gebeuren

de schietstoel zit er nog gewoon in en een tail slide kan een F15 niet maken dat sloopt de motoren

[erwinhufner01]

dan is hij er zeker zonder schietstoel uitgesprongen ik heb het ook zien gebeuren

de schietstoel zit er nog gewoon in en een tail slide kan een F15 niet maken dat sloopt de motoren

[Anacinc]

Pfff... apart from this crash.. this video shows a tiny bit of CNA's finest times at Soesterbeg. Such a shame it had to close...

[poepie517]

ik ben erbij geweest dus heb het ook zien gebeuren,het was een duitse piloot die met de schietstoel vrijkwam maar dat kun je niet zien op de film.hij rolde echt over de landingsbaan heen en was een grote vuurzee.

Ik heb er nog foto's van,was wel spannend!

[KlasingMartijn]

@poepie517 Ik heb dit ongeluk ook zien gebeuren. De kist maakt als laatste manouvre een 'tall slide' op te lage hoogte en kwam daardoor te laag uit om nog fatsoenlijk te kunnen landen. Het vliegtuig ging door z'n wielen en kwam 'buikschuivend'op het gras tot stilstand. De brand kan ik me niet herinneren, wel dat de piloot na enige tijd zwaaide naar het publiek. Het voorval was zeker spannend omdat het er even op leek dat de kist op het publiek (buiten het hek) zou neerkomen.

[MZuurendonk]

@poepie517 , het was géén Duitse piloot. Deze F-15 is afkomstig van de Amerikaanse vliegbasis "Bitburg". Deze Amerikaanse basis is gelegen in Duitsland (Bitburg). De piloot is gewoon een Amerikaanse staatsburger die toen de tijd gestationeerd is geweest in Duitsland....

Dit even ter aanvulling op je informatie....

[kuipersp]

I was there in the early 80's and saw the way too short turn and knew it was going to crash. Too sad. Glad the guy came out well. I hated to see the F15 leave The Netherlands.

[UsedToFly1]

Beautifull!! love the F-15C

but i love the F-14 Tomcat even more!!

[groeneslang]

uhu kheb et ding zien staan bij dat luchtvaart museum kilometertje verderop. Netjes opgelapt.

[MiG291995]

aviodrome?? ben ik wel s geweest, heel leuk

[masterpilot94]

nee niet het aviodrome, maar een luchtmacht museum bij de basis.

[macDan72]

opgelapt ? na deze crash is ie niet meer vliegwaardig geweest

sterker nog iemand heeft die cockpit als simulator in de schuur staan in de states

die kist die jij bedoelt heeft een heel ander serie nummer dan deze van bitburg

[macDan72]

The nose of the 80-0007 is now owned by Gene Buckle (website) a private citizen in Washington State and will be turned into a life-sized F-15 flight simulator. Buckle found the ruined cockpit in 2000 at the Olympia Air Museum. The previous owner wanted $1,500 -- about a dollar a pound. When he got it, it had been sitting outside for about 10 years, the corrosion wasn't really so bad, considering the environment it had been in, but the avionics were gone, the electronics, everything.

[sanneinlove]

dus er is ooit een crasch geweest ?

[MLewis5455]

I was the US Air Force Security Police Ops Officer at the time, and remember it well. The plane skidded across the taxiway and runway, and came to a stop on the grass. The pilot popped the canopy and ran out the front of the plane JUST before it went up in flames. Fortunately the plane missed the crowd coming down, or we would have had a catastrophe. Thanks for posting this video.

[MLewis5455]

For a complete write up on the crash with lots of interesting facts, go to the 32 TFS Slobbering Wolfhounds web page and click on other facts, crash open house.

[wolfhounds1]

I was stationed at Soesterberg from 1982-1987. My best assignment ever. Holland is a great country.

[Bassntx]

I was there from 1981 - 1985. Actually witnessed this crash first hand. Glad the guy got out safely, but he hot-doggged it, gears down, clipped the tree tops and the rest is history.

[crazysunami]

did the pilot punch out in time?

[BammBammBering]

It was my first airshow and had to experience this crash when i was 8 years old. Today i went to Soesterberg again, to see the Phantom F4 land. Tomorrow, 12 november, they'll close airbase Soesterberg forever. Too bad.

[lo898]

Oh shit!!! Hope the pilot survived!

[mimatupo]

In 1981 was er nog helemaal geen spottersberg/heuvel! Maar het is wel ongeveer vanaf die plaats (dichter tegen het hek) gefilmd.

[PitbullNL]

ik weet niet waar jij hebt gespot, maar dit is zeker soesterberg niet.

soesterberg kan je namelijk alleen maar zien vanaf die spottersberg/heuvel, en daar sta jij volgens mij niet eens.

[BBar90]

dude, wat is jou probleem? moet ik alles precies gaan uitleggen zodat zo'n zielig gastje als jij begrijpt wat ik bedoel?

man, get a life!

en als je vliegen echt mooi vind, vind je alles mooi wat vliegt (vogels etc uitgezonderd;)), t zegt dus meer over jou dan over mij..

[Nick0172]

Ik heb geen probleem hoor jongen.

Ik corrigeerde je alleen maar.

En ik vind zelfs vogels mooi om te zien;)

Kan je nagaan.

[BBar13]

je bent wel heel subtiel (ahum)..ma k snap jou ook al jongen..

haha in dat geval ben je een echte vliegfreak..en k moet toegeven dat ze idd wel mooi zijn..

correctie voor jou..k ben geen jongen-.- maar goed, we begrijpen elkaar nu..soort van;)

[Nick0172]

Oh xD

Ja dat kan ik ook niet aan je naam aflezen he 8-)

[BBar13]

neuh XD

[BBar90]

wanneer was dit? k ben gister op de open dag geweest in soesterberg, echt geweldig! waren jullie op de basis?

[Nick0172]

Knap dat jij op een opendag op soesterberg bent geweest die er niet was!

[BBar13]

dude, 8 en 9 november waren de openvliegdagen van de luchtmacht, deze waren op soesterberg. Elke no-lifer die ook nog tv kijkt of de website vd luchtmacht in de gaten houd had dat kunnen weten. Wat lul je nou..

[Nick0172]

Vlieger-info dagen retard, dat is geen opendag.

Ga niet slap lullen over opendag die er niet was.

Was enkel een demo'tje van de J-055 en wat ander materieel.

[quinnr441]

LOL IDK what that means, but I understand retard just fine!

[Nick0172]

xD

Should i translate it for ya?

[quinnr441]

Sure. What language is it?

[Nick0172]

Its dutch ;)

[quinnr441]

sweet. whats it mean?

[skipjackbj]

I worked flight line at Soesterburg. 32nd TFS from 1977 thru 1980. F-4 and F-15's. Anyone know what tail number this plane had?

Did the pilot survive.

[netbeans01]

I was there. The lived, he (the pilot) actually blew the canopy and ran. The airplane came from Bitburg Tail no. 80-007, like the video says.(balls 7). I worked Phase Dock during those days. Many don't know but the airplane had only approx 25 flight hours from the MDC factory.

[netbeans01]

When I saw the airplane it was in a tab vee on a flat bed truck. I remember standing on top of the plane and it had a brand new paint job. Standing on top of it you wouldn't think it was destroyed. I worked Phase Dock from Jan 1981-1983. I left CNA for Luke AFB. Today, I am a tech rep for Boeing, and back to Holland. I haven't been back to Soesterberg, but I plan to.

[CNA32]

I also was there :) I was the crewchief on CNA_032 Which was on the apron for display that day. I was on call.

007... was F-15 portion of the airshow was flown by an Airshow "trained" pilot. So despite protest by our own pilots who wanted to fly the show, comand saw it fit for the Bittburg pilot to fly 007... a 2 seat F-15.

[CNA32]

You can see in the video how the fire department had to shut them down with foam as they are still both fired up and potentially ready to explode.

Score one for CNA.. as we kept 007 on base and used it for parts for months to come ;)

[CNA32]

He flew the show fine, until he came in to land and over shot the runway. His left strut went off the pavement and sunk... spinning the jet. He was very lucky not to have flipped it. He was also very lucky when he blew the canopy and ran given the fact that he failed to shut down engines.

[flyerholland]

good old times .. its almost closing. it sucks. after u( the amerins right? ) had left the airport there was alot of training with the PC-3 Orions chinooks and later also pc-7's but after they sold the orions there was not much flight activity anymore .. it sucks.

[Chuckjagermeister]

The elevon[s] looked like it was deflected upwards near it's limit. It seems like he stalled.

[CNA32]

Not likely to have stalled given the F-15s vertical take off abillity.

[AusQuitzau]

The F-15 does not have Vertical take of capability.

[quinnr441]

Sorry didn't see your comment.

[quinnr441]

F-15 don't have vertical takeoff capability.

[1HEXJUMPER]

remarcable is that the air brake was not deployed when the eagle went into final !

i have original 24x36 colourslides of the a/c involved

on the crash site :))

[CNA32]

Would enjoy seeing those pictures... care to share?!

[Fristidefruitigste]

The pilot survived?

[realitic]

yes

[m0j0NL]

Last airshow at soesterberg :( `81 was a good year.

And i forgot that usaf aircraft shows even sucked back then, all it does is a buncha flypasts.. just like now.