ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139992
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Angels US Navy |
| Registration: | 153082 |
| MSN: | 1636 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Narragansett Bay near Quonset Point, Rhode Island -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught fire during aerobatic display practice. Crashed over Narragansett Bay near the ex-NAS Quonset Point in Rhode Island. Pilot (Commander Harley Hall) ejected safely.
Commander Hall was going to try to bring the burning jet in to the air station, but his team mates suggested he punch out. The pilot was the same Harley Hall who was one of the last pilots killed in the Vietnam War. He and his RIO LCDR Phillip Allen Kientzler (POW) were downed by AAA in F-4J 155768 with VF-143. The date was 27 January 1973... the day the Paris Peace Accords were signed.
The canopy and small fragments of the jet are now at the Quonset Air Museum
Sources:
https://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-4j-phantom-153082/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2011 15:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Aug-2013 17:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2018 17:01 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 13-May-2018 09:48 | j155 | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:18 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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