ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82637
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 October 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
| Owner/operator: | 1435 Flt RAF |
| Registration: | XV421 |
| MSN: | 3061 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of McBrides Head, East Falkland -
 Falkland Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkand Islands |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Control was lost during ACM with another Phantom over the Falklands. It disappeared into cloud and was not seen again. A five day search recovered only small amounts of wreckage in the South Atlantic north of McBrides Head, East Falkland. (Approx. 50 miles north of Port Stanley). It was concluded that the crew became disorientated while in cloud, neither ejected and both were killed
Sources:
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E86CAA8D-E0D1-4563-AFF0-D80E8D5C40F0/0/maas91_09_phantom_xv421_30oct91.pdf
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1240191/
www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/276303-rfi-phantom-crash-1435-flt-late-1980s.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2011 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2012 14:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Jun-2015 06:11 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2022 15:10 | Robpmsc | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2022 15:10 | harro | Updated [Country] |
| 26-May-2023 05:36 | Anon. | Updated [[Country]] |
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