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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 35th TTWg USAF |
| Registration: | 67-0308 |
| MSN: | 3101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leach Lake Gunnery Range, 67 miles NE of George AFB, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | George AFB, CA |
Crashed at Leach Lake Gunnery range, 67 miles NE of George AFB, California, USA, during practise bombing run, 1 of crew (pilot) killed.
Other crew member (WSO) - named as Lt. P.A.White - ejected safely, and was recovered by SAR helicopter
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1985.htm
http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=179369
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 17:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2021 10:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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