ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82597
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV578 |
| MSN: | 3182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 50 miles east of RAF Montrose, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife (ADX/EGDL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed February 28, 1979: crashed into the North Sea 50 miles east of Montrose, Both crew - Squadron Leader Mal. Gleeve (pilot) and Flying Officer Al Lewry (navigator) - ejected.
Per 2007 eyewitness report from Al Lewry: "We'd been doing fighter affillation with another 111 Squadron F-4 and a Vulcan. On returning to Leuchars, we carried out a mutual run against each other when one engine seized and the other followed shortly after. Ejected around 9,000 ft. Other point of note is that we were the first 'live' RAF Sea King rescue - the aircraft was already airborne out of Boulmer when they heard the Mayday."
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm
4. http://www.oocities.org/g111258/Accidents.html
Media:
Phantom FG.1 XV579 as O/43 Sqn at RAF Leuchars in 1974
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Feb-2013 14:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 19-Jun-2013 06:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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