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| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1998 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II ICE |
| Owner/operator: | TTC/20FS Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 72-1282 |
| MSN: | 4790 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NW of Holloman AFB, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Holloman AFB, NM |
Luftwaffe 38+72 collided in mid-air with Phantom F-4F (4667) 72-1231/HO (Luftwaffe 38+21) over the White Sands Missile range (WSMR) and lost a part of the right wing; crew ejected; other aircraft landed safely and was repaired.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1972.html
http://www.military-info.de/Bundeswehr/absturz.htm#1998
https://www.flugzeugforum.de//forum/showthread.php?45340-Liste-der-Abstürze-von-Bundeswehr-Maschinen/page6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2010 18:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2011 15:19 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2011 10:05 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2011 13:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-May-2011 14:09 | TB | Updated [Registration, Destination airport, ] |
| 27-May-2011 18:19 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2011 07:45 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Sep-2014 16:58 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 23-Dec-2019 16:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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