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| Date: | Monday 7 January 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-151, US Navy |
| Registration: | 158371 |
| MSN: | 2421 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off USS Midway (CVA-41) -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway (CVA-41) |
F-4J Phantom BuNo 158371 tail code 'NF' of VF‑151 on board the USS Midway: crashed into the Pacific, on take‑off from USS Midway. Both crew - Lt.(JG) F. I. McClellan and Lt. T. R. Brown - ejected safely
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194431/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1980.htm
http://www.5053phantoms.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=24&pid=6250#top_display_media
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1980.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Nov-2011 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2022 18:54 | fabiop | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 16:26 | fabiop | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2022 05:51 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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