ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254664
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| Date: | Monday 13 July 1970 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 30th TRSqn /10th TRWg USAF |
| Registration: | 64-1008 |
| MSN: | 719 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 10 miles North-West of Whitby, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury (EGWZ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II, 64-1008/'AS', 30th TRS, 10th TRW, USAF: Written off (destroyed) 13 July 1970 when ditched into the North Sea, 10 miles North-West of Whitby, North Yorkshire. Both crew - Captain J. Wilson & Col. R. Campbell - ejected safely, and were rescued by an RAF SAR helicopter from RAF Leconfield.
NOTE: Several published sources (e.g. see link #4) confuse the incident involving this aircraft with the crash of RF-4C 65-0821 RF-4C "AT" also of the 30th TRS, 10th TRW, USAF near Godmanchester, 5 miles ESE of Alconbury, Huntingdonshire, 11 December 1970. That RF-4C Crashed on take off from RAF Alconbury (2 crew killed)
Sources:
1. https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=91590&start=20
2. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/
4. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4USAF.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 11:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jul-2022 17:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Jun-2023 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]] |
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