ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153169
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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4A-2-MC Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 145314 |
| MSN: | 15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 50 miles SE of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC) Bu No 145314
Crashed and destroyed June 29 1961. Control loss followed by spin. Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, 50 miles SE of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland USA, into the Atlantic Ocean. Pilot, Commander. C. M. Cruse ejected and survived
Damaged airframe appears to have been retained for several years, perhaps as a grounded instructional/training airframe, as reportedly Struck Off Charge as MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina on April 6 1964
Sources:
1. https://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/2013/10/where-did-all-f4h-prototypes-go.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171115212455/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1959-1965.htm
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
5. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
7. https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/11.ancient4/karte015.en.html
8. https://simworksstudios.com/knowledge-base/f4bn-chapters/f4bn-air-to-air-weapons.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River#1950s:_Flight_test_center_and_test_pilot_school_facilities_launched
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2013 13:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jun-2022 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Jun-2022 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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