ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153191
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| Date: | Friday 2 November 1962 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VMF(AW)-531 USMC (US Marine Corps) |
| Registration: | 149462 |
| MSN: | 179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles North of MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MACS Cherry Point, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F4H-1 (F-4B-11-MC) Phantom II Bu No 149462 'EC' of VMF (AW)-531 US Marine Corps, based at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Written off November 2 1962 when lost control north of MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Aircraft suffered a double generator failure (Ram Air Turbine, RAT, failed to function as advertised) and crashed 30-miles north of MCAS Cherry Point.
British exchange pilot Squadron Leader Ian B. Hamilton RAF (pilot) and Captain Dan Benn USN (RIO) made the first successful USMC squadron-level ejection from a F-4 Phantom from this aircraft on this day.
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171115212455/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1959-1965.htm
4. https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/A%20History%20of%20Marine%20Fighter%20Attack%20Squadron%20531%20PCN%2019000319600_1.pdf
5. http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2042660/Okay_said_I_d_follow_up_and.html
6. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=83
7. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Cherry_Point
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2013 16:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Feb-2013 16:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 00:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Jun-2022 00:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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