Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II 158371,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57889
 
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Date:Monday 7 January 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
Owner/operator:VF-151, US Navy
Registration: 158371
MSN: 2421
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Off USS Midway (CVA-41) -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Midway (CVA-41)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F-4J Phantom BuNo 158371 tail code 'NF' of VF‑151 on board the USS Midway: crashed into the Pacific, on take‑off from USS Midway. Both crew - Lt.(JG) F. I. McClellan and Lt. T. R. Brown - ejected safely

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194431/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1980.htm
http://www.5053phantoms.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=24&pid=6250#top_display_media
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://www.gonavy.jp/CVW5-NF1980.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
30-Nov-2011 21:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2022 18:54 fabiop Updated [Aircraft type]
22-Jan-2022 16:26 fabiop Updated [Narrative]
03-Apr-2022 05:51 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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