ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82606
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 20-NOV-1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
| Operator: | 6 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV477 |
| C/n / msn: | 3329 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Scarrowmanwick Fell, 9 miles E of Penrith, Cumbria. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) |
Returning to base after a sortie. Near Penrith, visibility deteriorated and the aircraft carried out the 'low level abort' procedure. XV477 encountered cloud en-route and during the attempt to climb clear, the aircraft struck Scarrowmanwick Fell, 1,800ft above sea level, nine miles east of Penrith, Cumbria. The crew did not attempt to eject and were both killed
Crew later named as (Pilot) Flight Lieutenant Christopher Maurice HAYNES and (Navigator) Flight Lieutenant Martin SMITH
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/aircraft_by_type/f-4_phantom_raf.htm
www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=833
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2011 13:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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