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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 91st TFSqn /81st TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 64-0824 |
| MSN: | 1159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Lowestoft, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk |
McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II 64-0824 of 91st TFS, 81st TFW, United States Air Force (USAF): Written off (destroyed) when crashed into the North Sea off Lowestoft, Sufolk, England after a collision with F-4C 64-0812 (of the same unit). Both crewmen on board 64-0824 were killed.
The other F-4 Phantom involved (64-0812) made a successful emergency landing at Bentwaters; both crew of that aircraft survived
Sources:
1. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/
3. http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-4USAF.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2021 11:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-May-2022 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 16:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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