Mid-air collision Accident McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle 75-0051,
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Date:Monday 2 November 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
Owner/operator:59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF
Registration: 75-0051
MSN: 0152/A131
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Panama City, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eglin Air Force Base, near Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
McDonnell-Douglas F-15A-14-MC Eagle. 75-0051, of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, based at Eglin AFB, crashes near Panama City, Florida after mid-air collision with F-15A Eagle, 76-0048, during night refuelling. Pilot - Major John C. Booker - died as a result of that crash; his body was never recovered. The other F-15 landed safely.

Sources:

http://www.f-15.nl/wo.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1975%E2%80%931999)
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1975.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2012 20:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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