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| Date: | Wednesday 16 January 1963 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-101 US Navy |
| Registration: | 150408 |
| MSN: | 194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 10 miles off coast of North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), off North Carolina |
F-4B Phantom II BuAer No 150408 'AD' of VF-101 of USS Kitty Hawk. Disappeared from radar January 16 1963. Believed crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 10 miles off the coast of North Carolina.,USA.
Both crew - pilot and RIO - were not named, and were never found. Bodies not recovered
Sources:
1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=833
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
4. 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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2013 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Feb-2013 16:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Apr-2024 09:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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