Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II 63-7577,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94366
 
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Date:Monday 26 June 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
Owner/operator:390th TFSqn /366th TFWg USAF
Registration: 63-7577
MSN: 626
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:25 miles south of Hainan Island -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Clark AFB, Phlippines
Destination airport:Da Nang AFB South Vietnam
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An unarmed F-4C from the 390th TFS of the 366th Tac Fighter Wing, Da Nang, (callsign "Gunfighter 69") was returning to base from scheduled maintenance at Clark AB in the Philippines. Maj J. C. Blandford and 1LT Jeremy M. Jarvis were ferrying F-4C 63 7577 from Clark AFB in the Philippines when they were intercepted by Chinese Air Force Shenyang J-5s (MiG-17s) about 25 miles off the southern tip of Hainan island.

Both crew, MAJ J. C. Blandford and 1LT Jeremy M. Jarvis, ejected and were rescued. Jarvis was killed the following month while on a night armed reconnaissance mission off the coast of North Vietnam when the F‑4C (#63‑7488) from the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron he was in was shot down and crashed.

Sources:

1. http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=833
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171102103253
5. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1967.htm#apr
6. http://www.tlc-brotherhood.org/MEM/94%20MEM_PDF%20FinalSAN.pdf
7. JF Baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Nov-2011 19:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
20-Nov-2011 20:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Aug-2012 13:35 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source]
10-Dec-2017 10:15 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
11-Feb-2021 11:47 Paco Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator]
06-Jul-2023 05:22 RDV Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Source, Operator]]

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