Accident McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294648
 
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Date:Thursday 18 December 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chesapeake Bay, MD -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Destination airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK)
Narrative:
F-4 Phantom operated by U.S. Navy crashed into Chesapeake Bay near NAS Patuxent River killing both occupants.

Sources:

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/c/casualties-usnavy-marinecorps-personnel-killed-injured-selected-accidents-other-incidents-notdirectly-result-enemy-action.html#1970

Revision history:

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12-Oct-2022 07:31 nhofmann54 Added

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