Incident McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 008,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164409
 
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Date:Tuesday 4 March 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 008
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:East China Sea, c 150km NW Okinawa, Japan -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kadena Air Base (DNA/RODN)
Destination airport:Kadena Air Base (DNA/RODN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A F-15 fighter belonging to 18th Wing, USAF lost its canopy during a training flight. Safe landing was carried out at 10:40 LT, and there was no injury.

Sources:

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/f-15-fighter-jet-loses-canopy-near-okinawa-no-injuries-reported-1.271006
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20140304-00000075-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20140304-00000981-yom-soci_
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140304/k10015710141000.html]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2014 10:40 isamuel Added
04-Mar-2014 10:40 harro Updated [Operator]
06-Mar-2014 14:55 isamuel Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
22-Aug-2016 18:55 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
09-Feb-2020 20:24 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]

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