ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60371
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0481 |
| MSN: | 461/C014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean 93 miles NE of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
28 December 1982: F-15C, 78-0481, of the 67th TFS, 18th TFW, USAF, collided with F-15C 78-0540 and crashed in the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa. Pilot of 78-0481 ejected and survived. Pilot of 78-0540 was killed. Per eyewitness report:
"I was on the flight line the day on December 18 1982 as a crew chief on another F-15 in the same flight. The pilot killed was Capt. Ed ‘Cowboy” Cardins and the pilot who was rescued was Lt. Billy Mitchell I believe. I was a young 18 year old teenager at the time and I have never forgotten that feeling on a Jet not coming back and us losing a great pilot."
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble]
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2014 22:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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