Bird strike Accident McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II 68-0373,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57785
 
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Date:Monday 20 October 1986
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
Owner/operator:USAF
Registration: 68-0373
MSN: 3449
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Oconee Swamp near Uvalda, Georgia -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Moody AFB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F-4E Phantom II 68-0373 took off from Moody Air Force Base on a training mission. Sustained a bird strike, and crashed into the Oconee Swamp near Uvalda, Georgia.

Pilot - Kenneth D. Hoggat - ejected, but was found dead the next day. WSO- 1st Lt. Thomas G. O'Reilly - also ejected, and was found alive, dangling from a tree by his parachute lines.

Sources:

Flight International 16 May 1987
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194614/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1986.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
24-Nov-2011 22:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2017 11:47 Rodger Asai Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]

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