ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57119
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 161146 |
| MSN: | 373 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Philippines -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Abraham Lincoln |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Broke up after it exploded due to the catastrophic failure of an engine after conducting a supersonic flyby of USS John Paul Jones. The pilot and radar intercept officer ejected and were quickly recovered with only minor injuries.
Sources:
Flight International 24-30 April 1996
Media:
#OTD in 1995, an F-14 Tomcat from USS Abraham Lincoln exploded due to the catastrophic failure of an engine after conducting a supersonic flyby of USS John Paul Jones. The pilot and radar intercept officer ejected and were quickly recovered with only minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/EcpI4IyqU9
— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) September 20, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jan-2009 10:56 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2022 16:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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