ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82546
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-103, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155516 |
| MSN: | 2705 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sepino, 30 km W of Campobasso -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Saratoga |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off on 23rd October 1974 along with F-4J BuNo 157303 (also of VF-103) when they both got lost and ran out of fuel whilst trying to divert to Grazzanise in Italy. Both crews survived ejection.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170818203747/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1974.htm
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1021861/
New Straits Times 25 October 1974, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Nov-2011 17:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2013 17:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Feb-2019 17:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source] |
| 06-Feb-2019 17:37 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2019 17:39 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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