ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82609
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1973 |
| Time: | 15:33 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XV427 |
| MSN: | 3106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arfeld -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bruggen, Germany |
| RAF Bruggen, Germany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft "Black 4" had fallen out of a four ship formation during a turn on a low level sortie. The pilot had attempted to rejoin by ‘cutting a corner’ but flew into high ground within Low Flying Area 3 at Arfeld, Bad Berleburg. The crew - Pilot Flight Lieutenant Keith Alan SPAWTON and Navigator Flight Lieutenant Michael Austen HARRIS - did not eject and were killed.
Sources:
2. http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation/Historical_anniversaries/August_in_aviation/August_22
5. https://www.flugzeugforum.de//wolfmans-memories-23705-3.html
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819193438/http://www.siegener-zeitung.de/a/594372/Phantom-Absturzvor39Jahren
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2011 14:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2011 14:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2013 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 17-Feb-2016 07:50 | RAF Historian | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2016 07:30 | RAF Historian | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2016 13:19 | RAF Historian | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Mar-2016 10:26 | Phantom Guru | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Mar-2016 10:39 | RAF Historian | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2016 17:11 | Phantom Guru | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Apr-2016 18:30 | Anon | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2016 07:53 | Brian | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2018 18:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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