ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254435
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| Date: | Thursday 27 February 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp |
| Registration: | 63-7472 |
| MSN: | 462 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 Miles South of Murphysboro, Illinois -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St. Louis, Missouri (STL/KSTL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II 63-7472; Retained by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp as a test and trials aircraft. Written off (destroyed) February 27 1964 when crashed 8 Miles South of Murphysboro, Illinois: pilot's ejection seat inadvertently fired under negative G-forces. RIO also ejected as he was unable to fly the aircraft from the rear cockpit
Both crew ejected and survived: Mr. C. P. Garrison and Mr. B. A. McIntyre, Both were civilian test pilots employed by the McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp
Murphysboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States at approximate coordinates 37° 46′ 2″ N, 89° 20′ 14″ W
Sources:
1. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4USAF.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1963.html
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphysboro,_Illinois
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 11:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2022 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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