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| Date: | Thursday 28 December 1995 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi SW of Mitilene, Lesbos -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into Greek territorial waters some six miles southwest of Mytilene (Lesvos) on Lesbos
island. Pilot Utğm Altuğ Karaburun (24) not seen to eject, and presumed killed on impact. WSO Yüz. Oguz Kiral ejected and recovered by a Greek helicopter 90 minutes after the crash and taken to Izmir's Vostanio Hospital - suffered light trauma and shock.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194508/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1995.htm
https://www.tayyareci.com/v2/hvsehitleri/cilt3-1966-98/1994-yyy/324.htm
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2011 15:56 | nikitas | Added |
| 30-Nov-2011 01:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 20:20 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 20:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Mar-2015 07:40 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Dec-2020 17:16 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2025 09:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2025 09:15 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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