ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82588
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-92 US Navy |
| Registration: | 157266 |
| MSN: | 3713 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin, off North Vetnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Constellation |
| USS Constellation | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by AAA during pull‑up from attack run in southern Laos. Hydraulics failed on approach to carrier USS Constellation, and aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, 75 miles North-East of DMZ, North Vietnam
Pilot Lt. Bruce Phillip Rowe killed; RIO Lt.JG D. L. Spence ejected and was rescued
Sources:
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://web.archive.org/web/20170531092840/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1972.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2011 17:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2013 19:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:20 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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