ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254114
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-121, US Navy |
| Registration: | 148396 |
| MSN: | 81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 46 miles off NAS Miramar, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, California (NKX/KNKX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II Bu No 148396/'AF-106', VF-121, US Navy. Written off (destroyed) July 2 1964: Caught fire in flight, cockpit was full of flames at Mach 1.3. Aircraft exploded 46 miles off NAS Miramar, California.
Of the two crew, one - Pilot, Commander W. R. O'Connell, ejected into the fireball but survived, albeit with severe burns. The RIO, Lt G. P. Powers - also ejected into the fireball, but was killed
Sources:
1. The Victoria Advocate 3 July 1964, p.11: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZysSsiWj_g4C&dat=19640703&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
4. https://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
5. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 11:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jan-2022 14:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2022 21:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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