ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254113
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1965 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-121, US Navy |
| Registration: | 148395 |
| MSN: | 80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 35 miles from Barstow, near George AFB, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, California (NKX/KNKX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II Bu No 148395, VF-121, US Navy. Written off (destroyed) June 2 1965 on a training sortie from NAS Miramar, California. Flew into the desert ground during simulated rocket run 35 miles from Barstow near George AFB, CA, USA.
Both crew killed: Lt (JG) Charles D. Collins (pilot, aged 25, from Milwaukee, Wiscosin) and Ensign William E. Addis (RIO, USN Reserve, aged 31 from Anderson, SC)
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. Located in the Inland Empire region of California. Barstow is an important crossroads for the Inland Empire and home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow. George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of central Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California.
Sources:
1. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4.html/
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
4. https://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
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barstow,_California
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 11:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jun-2022 02:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Jun-2022 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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