ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269492
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5E Tiger II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force |
| Registration: | 74-1552 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Denmark
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EKYT |
| EKYT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-5E Tiger II from the then-527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron of the United States Air Forces in Europe based at RAF Alconbury, England, was on a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) sortie when it crashed into the North Sea, near Denmark. The aircraft was part of a detachment sent from RAF Alconbury to Aalborg Air Base in Denmark to train NATO pilots over the North Sea Air Combat Training Area. The pilot, 31 year old Captain William Thomas Jenkins, USAF, who was killed in the crash, was the father of film director Patty Jenkins.
Sources:
https://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-patty-jenkins-runner-up/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24505622/william-t_homas-jenkins
https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-William-Jenkins-USAF/6000000060141828026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northup_F-5E_74-1552.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2021 10:26 | Tiger Fan | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2021 10:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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