ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82594
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Date: | Thursday 8 March 1973 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom |
Owner/operator: | Blue Angels US Navy |
Registration: | 153083 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Superstition Mountains, California -
United States of America
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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
Sources:
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt http:/
www.blueangels-usn.org/accident_history.html http://
aerobaticteams.net/blue-angels-history.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Nov-2010 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Nov-2011 15:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
09-Apr-2018 17:04 |
j155 |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
10-Feb-2020 10:54 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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