ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60369
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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 79-0058 |
| MSN: | 603/C127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loss of control accident. Pilot Capt Jon Counsell ejected at Mach 1.14 following G-induced loss of conscousness on Basic Fighter Maneuvers sortie and suffered mulitple life threatening injuries. He was recovered after 2.5 hours in the water. It was 3 years before he was fully recovered and allowed back in an Eagle.
Sources:
Scramble 263
Flight International 16-22 August 1995
AFM June 2001, p78
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2011 09:11 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2019 09:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2022 07:31 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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