ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82590
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| Date: | Monday 29 January 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 158366 |
| MSN: | 4150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Tonkin -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Ranger (CVA-61) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with F-4J 158361 of VF-21 (which see) soon after take off from the carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) at 17'26.58" North, 107'55.60" East, off the coast of North Vietnam. Both crew - Pilot Lt. E. A. Beaver and RIO Lt. (jg) J.E.Reid - ejected safely and were recovered to the carrier by the US Ranger's SAR helicopter
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174927/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1973.htm#mar
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=414125
La Nación 1 February 1973, p20
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Nov-2011 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2011 16:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2013 09:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 01-May-2017 13:24 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 01-May-2017 13:25 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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