ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82596
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Date: | Thursday 23 November 1978 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1 |
Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XT598 |
MSN: | 1669 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | St. Andrews Bay, 10 miles from Bell Rock -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
Destination airport: | EAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and destroyed November 23, 1978. Flew St. Andrews Bay some ten miles from Bell Rock during approach to RAF Leuchars. Both crew - Flight Lieutenant Christopher John Jones (pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Michael Hardy Stephenson (Navigator) - did not eject, and were killed. (Exact Location of loss cited as 56 23 North, 2 30 West).
Sources:
1. Whittaker, I G (1998) Off Scotland: a comprehensive record of maritime and aviation losses in Scottish waters, Edinburgh
2.
http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm 3.
https://canmore.org.uk/site/315446/mcdonnell-douglas-f-4-phantom-ii-fg1-north-sea 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Nov-2010 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
07-Feb-2013 14:20 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
07-Feb-2013 14:21 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location] |
08-Apr-2013 21:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
04-Aug-2013 13:43 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location] |
08-Dec-2014 13:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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