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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-191, US Navy |
| Registration: | 153817 |
| MSN: | 2115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Coral Sea (CV-43), in Western Pacific Ocean -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Coral Sea (CV-43) |
F-4J Phantom tail code 'NL 101' of VF‑191 on board the USS Coral Sea (CV-43). Engine caught fire after ingesting FOD and crashed in sea during night launch. Both crew members - Lt. (JG) C.F.Bednash and Cdr. A. Moore - ejected safely.
Carrier was deployed in the Western Pacific ocean at the time of the crash.
Sources:
www.scramble.nl [Scramble 260]\
http://web.archive.org/web/20170818194916/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1976.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Nov-2011 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2013 13:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 18:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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