ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60136
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| Date: | Thursday 25 August 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 66-0424 |
| MSN: | 2182 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Thuine, Ems, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hopsten AB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A 10th TRW, USAF McDonnell-Douglas RF-4C Phantom II (66-0424) from RAF Alconbury crashed in a field near Thuine, Germany. Both crew perished and Capt. Alan Aertker, RSO is credited with remaining with the aircraft rather than ejecting to avoid devastation of the village. No civilians were injured or killed in the crash and citizens of Thuine erected a monument near the crash site.
Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gerrit_kok_collection/6401386487/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1975%E2%80%931979)#1977
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1966.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170924023030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1976.htm
Netherlands national archive: press photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/e1581fe9-e348-ee94-b4b4-545438c851f4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2009 13:00 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 23-Aug-2011 02:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2011 02:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2013 13:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2013 09:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Feb-2018 20:27 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:43 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2021 08:13 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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