ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57833
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| Date: | Monday 5 April 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 69-7555 |
| MSN: | 4001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kunsan AB -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kusan AB |
| Clark AFB, Manila | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On take-off going back to homestation (Clark AB), the aft caught fire during take-off. Once airborne, aircrew ejected successfully...aircraft crashed into the Yellow Sea off the coast of airbase.
Sources:
eyewitness account from ground crew
The Straits Times 8 April 1982, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jun-2014 11:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2020 17:22 | phantom-fixer | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2021 18:04 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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