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| Date: | Monday 20 October 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0373 |
| MSN: | 3449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oconee Swamp near Uvalda, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Moody AFB |
F-4E Phantom II 68-0373 took off from Moody Air Force Base on a training mission. Sustained a bird strike, and crashed into the Oconee Swamp near Uvalda, Georgia.
Pilot - Kenneth D. Hoggat - ejected, but was found dead the next day. WSO- 1st Lt. Thomas G. O'Reilly - also ejected, and was found alive, dangling from a tree by his parachute lines.
Sources:
Flight International 16 May 1987
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194614/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1986.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2017 11:47 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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