ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59877
Last updated: 15 January 2020
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| Date: | 17-DEC-1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas FGR.2 Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Squadron Royal Air Force (41 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | XV463 |
| C/n / msn: | 3249 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mawbray, near Silloth, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Phantom XV463 from 41 Squadron flew into the Solway Firth with the loss of both crew (actual crash site was between the hamlets of Beckfoot and Mawbray just off the B5300 coast road from Maryport to Silloth.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.5053phantoms.com/photos//displayimage.php?album=36&pos=34]
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2009 21:03 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 11-Jul-2009 23:20 | sirjames111 | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2011 14:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2013 07:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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