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Date: | Sunday 12 May 1974 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
Owner/operator: | US Navy |
Registration: | 158357 |
MSN: | 4102 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off coast of North Vietnam -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USS Ranger (CVA-61) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed due to a mid air collision with Grumman KA-6E Intruder (US Navy BuAer 152637) of VA-196. The F-4J Phantom was attempting air-to-air refuelling from the KA-6E Intruder over North Vietnam, misjudged the approach speed, and collided with the tanker.
All four crew members (two in the Phantom, two in the Intruder) ejected safely. KA-6E Intruder crew later named as Lt. John Adams (pilot) and navigator- bombardier Lt. Robert V. McHale [on secondment from VA-145 "Swordsmen"]. Phantom crew named as ENS R. G. Armisted (pilot) and Lt. R. L. Lyman (navigator)
Sources:
www.scramble.nl http://web.archive.org/web/20170818203747/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1974.htm
www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Nov-2010 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
15-Nov-2011 20:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Nov-2011 20:16 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
31-Mar-2013 09:11 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |