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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J-27-MC Phantom |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Angels US Navy |
| Registration: | 153080 |
| MSN: | 1614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Stalling Field, Kinston, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Stalling Field NC |
A Navy Blue Angels fighter plane touch down short the runway on landing and slammed into a pick-up truck. A flight commander of the Blue Angels Aerobatic Team ejected and escaped serious injuries. Aircraft repaired and flew again!
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 31 July 1972, p1.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1973 | 153080 | "Blue Angels" US Navy | 0 | Superstition Hills, California | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2022 19:06 | TB | Added |
| 20-Apr-2025 20:24 | J155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-May-2025 16:41 | J155 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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