ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210412
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell F-4E-32-MC Phantom |
| Owner/operator: | Thunderbirds USAF |
| Registration: | 66-0321 |
| MSN: | 2566 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Washington Dulles Int'l Airport, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during airshow. Pilot Maj. Joe Howard (32) ejected in time but the wind blow the pilot into the fire ball. First Thunderbird loss during an airshow. The aircraft experienced a structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Thunderbirds
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1966.html
The Victoria Advocat 5 May 1972, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2018 17:50 | j155 | Added |
| 08-Feb-2020 17:55 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2022 17:07 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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