Accident McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II 35+23,
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Date:Tuesday 3 October 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II
Owner/operator:AG 52 Luftwaffe
Registration: 35+23
MSN: 4057
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Baltic Sea -   Denmark
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Wreck found on the ground of Baltic Sea near island of Moen (Mön) in 30 meters depth; OLt Thomas Hofmann and WSO Major Rüdiger Küchenthal were killed.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 7.10.1978
http://www.ag52-tgm.de/Chronik/Chronik_%20Teil3.pdf
http://weltkriegsopfer.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-May-2011 05:47 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country]
24-May-2011 10:36 TB Updated [Date, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2011 09:58 TB Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2012 09:18 TB Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
03-Jan-2020 09:29 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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