ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82613
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV395 |
| MSN: | 2822 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Horncastle, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed near Horncastle, Lincolnshire 9/7/1969: while on approach to Coningsby after the crew ejected due to stiffening of the controls caused by loss of hydraulic pressure. Both crew - Flight Lieutenant Forbes M Pearson and Flight Lieutenant John E Rooum ejected.
First operational loss of an F-4M Phantom in RAF Service
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
2. http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
4. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mardownload/@MAR_06_15.pdf
5. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/MIL10218
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs#1969
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Nov-2011 14:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2011 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2013 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2015 18:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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