Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom 129,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94406
 
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Date:Sunday 5 July 1970
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom
Owner/operator:69 Sqn Israeli AF (IDF/AF)
Registration: 129
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Suez Canal Zone, NE of Alexandria -   Egypt
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ramat David AFB, Israel
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down during the War of Attrition with Egypt, by an Egyptian SAM. Both crew - Amos Zamir and Amos Levitov - ejected safely, but were taken PoW

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171119013231/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/ISRAEL/F-4%20Phantom%20II.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69_Squadron_(Israel)#Flying_the_F-4_Phantom_II

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Nov-2011 14:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Mar-2012 08:23 Nepa Updated [Operator]
14-Apr-2013 14:28 Nepa Updated [Operator]

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