ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57780
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 72-0160 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bardenas Range -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LEZG |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck birds (vulture, griffon) at 2000 ft. Crashed.
Major Michael C. Naum, Electronic Weapons Officer, and 1Lt. William T. Rogers, Pilot of the 52TFW, 23rd FS F-4E, were killed on the first day flying the pop pattern at Bardenas Range.
Sources:
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International Bird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Aug-2010 13:19 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2011 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2011 11:31 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2019 15:40 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2021 08:00 | Reno | Updated [Narrative] |
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