ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82603
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 October 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV479 |
| MSN: | 3344 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holstebro, near Karup -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RDAF Karup AB, Denmark |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Royal Air Force F-4K Phantom II, XV479, 'J', of No. 54 Squadron, on a training mission, crashed into a farm house near Holstebro, Denmark, killing a woman and her child in the house. Police and rescuers who rushed to the scene could do nothing to save them from the burning house. The fighter crew of two ejected to safety after problems with engine reheat.
Crew later named as Flight Lieutenant Richard "Dick" Northcote (pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Steve B. Cox (navigator)
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281960%E2%80%931974%29
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
Washington Post, Wednesday 13 October 1971, page A-7.
Netherlands national archive: photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/ad927a24-a131-ea28-bbbc-98363abdd505
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Nov-2011 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2011 06:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:57 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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