ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60400
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 53rd TFS, 36th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 76-0047 |
| MSN: | 0230/A199. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 124 miles NE of Alconbury, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bitburg AFB, Germany (EADB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into North Sea, 124 nautical miles north-east of RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, during Air Combat Training (ACT). Pilot - Captain Henry [Harry] B. Johnson - ejected safely
'Adler 53' (the mishap aircraft) was one of two F-15s on a DACT (Dis-similar Air Combat Training) mission against two F-5Es. The aircraft had just begun conversion to a gun attack on the lead F-5 when he called to terminate the engagement. Flames were observed coming from both engines. 'Adler 53' established a glide and reported that one engine had stagnated and that the other refused to start. The aircraft continued to descend. After passing through a haze layer the pilot ejected safely, 3 minutes 30 seconds after the problem first arose.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1976.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_F-15_losses#1970s
5. http://www.f-15.nl/wo.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2012 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2012 12:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2015 13:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2016 00:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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