ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94419
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 13-OCT-1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom |
| Operator: | Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) |
| Registration: | 618 |
| C/n / msn: | 3524 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Eastern Mediterranean, near Syrian/Lebanon border -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hatzor, Israel |
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://www.ejection-history.org.uk/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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2011 06:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2011 06:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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