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| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 84-0008 |
| MSN: | 917/C311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | East China Sea, c 150km NW Okinawa, Japan -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN) |
| Okinawa-Kadena AFB (DNA/RODN) |
A F-15 fighter belonging to 18th Wing, USAF lost its canopy during a training flight. Safe landing was carried out at 10:40 LT, and there was no injury.
Sources:
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/f-15-fighter-jet-loses-canopy-near-okinawa-no-injuries-reported-1.271006
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20140304-00000075-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20140304-00000981-yom-soci_
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140304/k10015710141000.html]
https://www.scramble.nl/database/accident#results
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 June 2018 | 84-0008 | US Air Force (USAF) | 0 | At sea, S of Okinawa |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2014 10:40 | isamuel | Added |
| 04-Mar-2014 10:40 | harro | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Mar-2014 14:55 | isamuel | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2016 18:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:24 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 14:46 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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