ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199963
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VMFP-3 USMC |
| Registration: | 157344 |
| MSN: | 3717 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near US Naval Air Facility Atsugi -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | US Naval Air Facility Atsugi |
| USS Midway, Tokyo Bay | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane crashed after a technical malfunction. The pilots ejected safely, but two children died on the ground as the plane struck their home. Their mother died 5 years later, possibly due to injuries sustained in crash.
Sources:
https://www.stripes.com/news/japanese-remember-mother-children-killed-after-marine-corps-jet-crashed-40-years-ago-1.489551#.WcontWdlJ3w
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2017 12:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2017 13:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 30-Apr-2021 07:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 15-Oct-2022 07:05 | magic | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2022 16:34 | magic | Updated [Operator] |
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