Accident McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II 151017,
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Date:Thursday 17 September 1964
Time:night
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-151, US Navy
Registration: 151017
MSN: 347
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pacific Ocean, near USS Coral Sea (CV-43), off coast of California -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Coral Sea (CV-43), Pacific Ocean, off coast of California
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
McDonnell Douglas F-4H-1 (F-4B-15-MC) Phantom II Bu.No 151017: Delivered to the USAF as 62-12194/'FJ-194' and served with the 4453rd CCTW, at McDill AFB. Returned to the US Navy in 1964 and entered service as VF-151/'NL-102', US Navy

Written off (destroyed) September 19, 1964 when crashed into the Pacific Ocean soon after a night catapult launch from the carrier USS Coral Sea. Of the two crew, the pilot ejected, survived and was rescued, the RIO was killed

Sources:

1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
4. https://4453rd.com/page2.html
5. 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
6. http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzNavySearch.pl?target=+F-4&series=3
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)#Vietnam_and_operations_in_the_1960s_to_early_1970s
8. https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv43-63/160.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jun-2022 19:13 Dr. John Smith Added

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