Bowles, Ralph David, Capt

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Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1551A-Weapon Systems Officer

Last AFSC Group
Weapons and Munitions

Primary Unit
1972-1975, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

Service Years
1968 - 1975

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Home State

Georgia

Georgia

Year of Birth
1946

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Home Town Winder, Georgia	Last Address Nellis AFB, Nevada
Date of Passing Oct 07, 1975
Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot: 003 C 034

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Last Known Activity:

Date:	07-OCT-1975
Time:
Type:	General Dynamics F-111A
Owner/operator:	429th TFS, 474th TFW, USAF
Registration:	66-0058
C/n / msn:	A1-76
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	20 miles N of Indian Springs, Clark County, Nevada - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Nellis AFB, Nevada
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Crashed and destroyed October 7, 1975 on the Nellis ranges, 20 miles N of Indian Springs, Clark County, Nevada. Both crew - MAJ Merle E. Kenney (pilot) and CAPT Ralph David Bowles (WSO) - were killed.

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Captain Bowles was a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 1968.
http://www.usafa68.org/memorium/im19.htm

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2014

Last Updated: Jun 25, 2021

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