ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82630
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| Date: | Friday 23 September 1988 |
| Time: | 16:09 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 228 OCU /64 (R) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV428 |
| MSN: | 3115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon (ABB/EGUD) |
| Investigating agency: | RAF BOI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During aerobatic practice at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, the aircraft performed a loop manoeuvre immediately following a 360-degree hard turn. The manoeuvre appeared slower than normal and the pilot was unable to recover from the loop. The aircraft struck the ground on the airfield tail first in a nose up attitude and exploded killing both crew [Flt Lt Chris Lackman & Flt Lt Jack Thompson]
If you look at 51°41’33.58”N 001°18’34.12”W on Google Earth, the mark is still there.
(use the time/history icon and move the slider to imagery from 6/2/2009 and the phantom mark is visible)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/428550-how-time-flies-f4-crash-abingdon-88-a.html
2. http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B51B5979-9D69-43AE-9D91-2B6A762E5E3D/0/maas88_13_phantom_xv428_23sept88.pdf
3. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18797
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1988.htm
6.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/phantom_xv428_official_accident#incoming-1551059 - 2 documents (Board of Inquiry and photos)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2012 02:51 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2012 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2013 06:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 14-Nov-2014 18:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Apr-2020 15:52 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2020 18:58 | Awat | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Dec-2020 18:26 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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