ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153189
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 1962 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4B-6-MC Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | VF-74, United States Navy |
| Registration: | 148381 |
| MSN: | 66 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Oceana, Virgina Beach, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Forrestal (CVA-59), off Eastern US Coast |
| NAS Oceana, Virginia (NTU/KNTU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
McDonnell Douglas F-4B-6-MC Phantom II Bu No 148381/'AJ-104' of VF-74, US Navy: Written off (destroyed) July 17 1962. Crashed after control lost when rudder control linkage came loose from rudder actuator near NAS Oceana, VA, USA. Aircraft was en route from the carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) to a shore embarkation to NAS Oceana. Both crew ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
2. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=833
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20171115212455/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1959-1965.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Oceana#History
Media:
A U.S. Navy McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II (BuNo 148381, later redesignated F-4B-6-MC) from Fighter Squadron VF-74 Be-Devilers in flight on November 8 1961. VF-74 was the first operational F-4 Phantom squadron and was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2013 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Feb-2013 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2013 15:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2017 18:31 | TB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
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