ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 255055
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 1977 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 52nd TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 66-8781 |
| MSN: | 2650 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off The Wash -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Alconbury (EGWZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-4D-32-MC Phantom II 66-8781, 52nd TFW at USAF Spangdahlem, West Germany. Written off (destroyed) July 6, 1977 when crashed in The Wash, North Sea, off England during air combat training. The pilot, Capt. Kenneth R. Dolan was killed. The WSO, Captain Russell L. Logan, survived with major injuries. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was operating "locally" out of RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire
The Wash is a rectangular bay and multiple estuary at the north-west corner of East Anglia on the East coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire and both border the North Sea. One of Britain's broadest estuaries, it is fed by the rivers Witham, Welland, Nene and Great Ouse.
Sources:
1. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
2. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4USAF.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1966.html
4. [photo] https://www.airhistory.net/photo/289887/66-8781/AF68-781
5. https://en.billiongraves.com/grave/Kenneth-R-Dolan/40117221
Media:
McDonnell Douglas F-4D-32-MC Phantom II 66-8781 while in the 480th TFS, 366th TFW based @ Da Nang AB, Vietnam in late 1966:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 11:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2022 05:27 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Jun-2023 08:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category]] |
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