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Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1970 |
Time: | day |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II |
Owner/operator: | 91st TFSqn /81st TFWg USAF |
Registration: | 64-0863 |
MSN: | 1238 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea, off Orfordness, Suffolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk (EGVG) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II 64-0863/'WS', 91st TFS, 81st TFW, United States Air Force (USAF); Written off (destroyed) 11 November 1970 when caught fire and ditched into the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk, England. Capt. Johnny Jones, 28, of Snow Hill, North Carolina, and Capt. David Allen, 27, of Darien, Connecticut ejected and were rescued by helicopter.
Sources:
1. Washington, D.C.: "U.S. Pilots Saved From North Sea", Washington Post, Thursday, 12 November 1970, p. A-6
2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1970%E2%80%931974)
3.
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4USAF.html 4.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html 5.
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt 6.
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/282501/64-0863/40863 7.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170814034809/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1970.htm 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Attack_Squadron#United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe 9.
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=&content=F-4; Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Apr-2021 11:15 |
ASN archive |
Added |
14-Jul-2022 22:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
14-Jul-2022 22:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
12-Jun-2023 08:22 |
Nepa |
Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |