ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57761
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| Date: | Friday 13 October 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 91st TRSqn /67th TRWg USAF |
| Registration: | 64-1084 |
| MSN: | 1181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brownwood MOA, near Bangs, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bergstrom AFB, Texas |
| Bergstrom AFB, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jet/Aircrew assigned to 91st TRS. Took off as a 2-ship from Bergstrom AFB, (Austin, TX) with a briefed single ships return to Bergstrom; mishap aircraft was wingman. Mission were individual aircraft handling mission splitting Brownwood MOA. Lead jet completed first and advised wingman of status. Mishap pilot stated they had 1 more maneuver and would be following lead back to base. Shortly center lost radar contact and attempted radio contact. Lead heard emergency beacon of ejection seat and attempted radio contact. WSO (Back-seater) of mishap jet on the ground made radio contact with lead stating pilot was a fatality. Pilot was am USAF 1st Lt and WSO was a USMC exchange officer
Sources:
1. eye witness
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171109204930/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1982.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Oct-2010 02:43 | chrisk1171 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 14-Sep-2013 07:30 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 16:31 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2022 07:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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