Date:	Thursday 8 March 1973
Time:
Type:	McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom
Owner/operator:	Blue Angels US Navy
Registration:	153079
MSN:	1601
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Superstition Mountains, California -   United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
On March 8, 1973 three F-4J Phantoms of the US Navy "Blue Angels" aerobatic display team (Capt. John Fogg #3, Lt. Marlin Wiita #2 and LCDR Don Bentley #1) collided in mid-air during practice over the Superstition Mountains in California.

All three pilots landed successfully. The cause of the incident was the wrong maneuver from Flight Leader LCDR Don Bentley.

NOTE: The three aircraft involved were BuNos 153080, 153079 and 153083, but it is not clear which pilot was in which aircraft.

http://web.archive.org/web/20171004223201/http://web.archive.org/web/20171004223201/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/AEROBATIC/Blue_Angels/Blue_Angels.htm
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://web.archive.org/web/20160729213221/http://www.blueangels-usn.org/accident_history.html
http://aerobaticteams.net/blue-angels-history.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Nov-2010 11:55	ASN archive	Added
21-Nov-2011 15:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2020 10:55	Iwosh	Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]