ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279320
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Date: | Wednesday 31 July 1963 |
Time: | day |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II |
Owner/operator: | VF-121, US Navy |
Registration: | 151005 |
MSN: | 330 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Pacific Ocean, off NAS Miramar, California -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, California (NKX/KNKX) |
Destination airport: | NAS Miramar, California (NKX/KNKX) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II Bu No 151005, VF-121, US Navy: Written off (destroyed) July 31 1963 when crashed into the Pacific Ocean off NAS Miramar, California. Aircraft became uncontrollable. The pilot became incapacitated during in‑flight pressure suit check and was killed. The RIO, Lt. C. H. Guernsey, ejected and survived.
Sources:
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http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html 2.
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html 3.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171115212455/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1959-1965.htm 4.
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar#Naval_Air_Station Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jun-2022 22:53 |
Dr. John Smith |
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