ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59815
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4 FGR.2 Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV414 |
| MSN: | 2999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 2 miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk* -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea 200 yards astern Trinity House light vessel, two miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk after the crew ejected following the ignition of a massive fuel leak. The wreckage was found seven months later when fishermen caught it in their nets and was later dumped at Wattisham
Crew - later named as Flt. Lt. S. J. Martin (pilot) and Flt. Lt. N. Morgan (navigator) - ejected safely, and were recovered by a SAR Sea King Helicopter from RAF Coltishall within 30 minutes of the crash
*NOTE: The Official MoD Accident report gives the crash location as "10 miles North East of Lowestoft"
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19801209_xv414.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm
4. http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/wattisham-airfield-suffolk
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldbostonuk/7326617968/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2009 23:33 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 18-Nov-2011 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 12:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2013 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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