Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom 618,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94419
 
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Date:Saturday 13 October 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom
Owner/operator:Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF)
Registration: 618
MSN: 3524
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Eastern Mediterranean, near Syrian/Lebanon border -   Syria
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Hatzor, Israel
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-USAF 68-0415: delivered new to Israel 14/08/1969 under project "Peace Echo I". Severely damaged by Syrian AAA over Damacus: flown out to sea, and both crew (Ady Bnaya and David Ya'ir) ejected as soon as the F-4E crossed the coast near the Syria/Lebanon border

Both were recovered by an Israeli SAR helicopter

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171119013231/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/ISRAEL/F-4%20Phantom%20II.htm
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-mideast/israel/af/types/f-4_serials.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2011 06:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2011 06:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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