Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II 149419,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254139
 
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Date:Monday 25 January 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II
Owner/operator:VF-14 US Navy
Registration: 149419
MSN: 136
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Oceana, Virginia (NTU/KNTU)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
McDonnell Douglas F4H-1 (F-4B-9-MC) Phantom II, Bu.No 149419/'AB', VF-14, US Navy: Written off (destroyed) January 25, 1965 when entered 'porpoise' manouevre near Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA. Aircraft went out of control, and both crew - Captain W. E. Morgan (pilot) and CW02 K. Moffitt (RIO) ejected and survived.

Sources:

1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
3. https://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
5. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFA-14_(U.S._Navy)#1960s

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Apr-2021 11:15 ASN archive Added
26-Jun-2022 21:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
20-Apr-2024 10:02 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Operator]

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