Date:	Wednesday 11 April 1962
Time:	morning
Type:	McDonnell Douglas F-4H-1 Phantom II
Owner/operator:	VF-102, US Navy
Registration:	148425
MSN:	110
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	USS Enterprise (CVN-65), 40 miles off coast of South Carolina -   United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	USS Enterprise (CVN-65), off South Carolina
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
McDonnell Douglas F-4H-1 Phantom II Bu No 148425, VF-102, US Navy: Written off (missing, presumed crashed and destroyed) April 11 1962, Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after launch from the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), 40 miles off coast of South Carolina, at about 07:00. Both crew killed: Pilot killed due to hypoxia, and did not eject. Rear cockpit GIB Lieutenant N. H. Wilson did eject, but body not recovered - posted as MIA (presumed KIA)

As a point of reference, the USS Enterprise completed shakedown activities at Naval Station Norfolk on 5 April 1962. On April 14 1962, three days after the above incident, the carrier was visited by the then current president of the United States, John F Kennedy (the USS Enterprise was still at sea off the coast of North Carolina)

1. Youngstown Vindicator 12 April 1962, p.33
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)#Commissioning_and_trials
5. https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHA/1962/JFKWHA-085-003/JFKWHA-085-003
6. 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

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) underway on 10 April 1962. Enterprise had been on her shakedown cruise to the Atlantic Ocean from 5 February to 5 April 1962. Although nominally Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) was embarked (tail code "AB"), its squadrons were drawn from different air groups. Visible in front are McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom IIs (BuNo 148400, 148413, 148396, 148402, 148398, 148425, and 148388) from Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) "Diamondbacks" from CVG-6 (tail code "AF"). President views Atlantic Fleet Manuevers. Naval Aide Commander Tazewell Shepard, Commander Lang, and President John F Kennedy. Aboard the USS Enterprise 14 April 1962

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
08-Feb-2013 18:58	Dr. John Smith	Added
10-Feb-2020 15:27	Iwosh	Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-May-2021 07:31	TB	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2022 22:48	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category]
16-Jun-2022 22:49	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Embed code, Category]