ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199963
Last updated: 20 January 2021
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| Date: | 27-SEP-1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | USAF (United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near US Naval Air Facility Atsugi -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | US Naval Air Facility Atsugi |
| USS Midway, Tokyo Bay |
The plane crashed after a technical malfunction. The pilots ejected safely, but three persons on the ground as the plane struck their home.
Sources:
https://www.stripes.com/news/japanese-remember-mother-children-killed-after-marine-corps-jet-crashed-40-years-ago-1.489551#.WcontWdlJ3w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2017 12:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2017 13:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
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