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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VMF(AW)-531 USMC |
| Registration: | 14.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point |
An F4H-1 (unknown Bureau Number) of VMF (AW)-531 is listed as a strike on 29 May 1962 when the pilot ran out of fuel just short of landing at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina; the aircrew were seriously injured and the aircraft was stricken off charge. (Possible aircrewman: RIO 1st Lt H. Albright, USMC.)
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171115212455/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1959-1965.htm
http://www.carsonhowe.com/files/History_of_vmf_531.pdf
http://simhq.net/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2042660/Okay_said_I_d_follow_up_and.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2013 16:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:24 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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