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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 74-1633 |
| MSN: | 4865 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dare County Range, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Training accident. Crew was conducting a two ship night time training mission when pilot reportedly became disoriented when flying into training range. Crashed
Both crew killed. Capt. Joel (JD) Montgomery pilot and Major Gary (Buck) Swisher Weapons System Officer.
Aircraft was part of the 335th Fighter Squadron located at Seymour Johnson AFB.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
- G. L. A. Swisher
Haywood Jablomee
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jun-2014 14:57 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2021 17:34 | NUknight10 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2025 05:47 | Haywood Jablomee | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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