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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 3rd TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 71-1242 |
| MSN: | 4231 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clark AB, Phlippines -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clark AB, Phlippines |
F-4E 71-0242 (3rd TFW) w/o Aug 1, 1986 at Clark AB, Philippines. Wing pins were not fixed and when plane started takeoff, the wing folded which caused the aircraft to roll. Crew ejected. One survived, but the other ejected too late and was jettisoned into the runway.
Sources:
Flight International 16 May 1987
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
Images:
August 1. 1986 Clark AB Phillipines
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2011 09:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2019 17:08 | mralex714 | Updated [Registration, Country, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 30-May-2021 10:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 10-Aug-2022 18:37 | harro | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 27-Jun-2023 20:35 | haltomjf@gmail.com | Updated |
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