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Douglas C-54D-10-DC Skymaster and F-4 Phantom II: 2 99 101: 1 (on aircraft) LANSA Flight 502 [166] 9 August 1970 Cusco, Peru Lockheed L-188 Electra: 2 43 45: 16 (all on aircraft) United Airlines Flight 553 [167] 8 December 1972 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Boeing 737-222: 2 0 2: 7 Yokohama F-4 crash [168] 27 September 1977 Yokohama, Japan McDonnell ...
AMHC Gilbert Chavarria attached to US Navy VF-154 the Black Knights, while on board USS Coral Sea died after being blown into a parked F-4 Phantom II, by another F-4 Phantom during flight deck operations in the Sea of Japan. 22 February Blue Angels pilot Lcdr. Stu Powrie, 1970 Naval Academy graduate killed in A-4 Skyhawk crash during airshow ...
A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the 36th TFW, Bitburg, Germany, TDY to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, crashed on a gunnery range 25 miles from Zaragoza, killing pilot Capt. Charles A. Baldwin, 28, of Charleston, West Virginia and navigator Capt. Stephen N. Smith, 27, of Pinebrook, New Jersey. [28] 25 August
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II [6] San Bernardino Mountains. California During maneuvers with his Air Force Reserve unit [6] Eduardo Mata: Mexico 1995 Orchestra conductor and composer. Piper Aerostar: Toluca, Mexico Aircraft crashed after entering a stall while attempting emergency landing [77] Enrico Mattei: Italy 1962 President of Eni
F-4 Phantom II—445 total, 382 in combat First loss: operational (non-combat), F-4C 64-0674 (45TH TFS, 15th TFW) which ran out of fuel after strike in SVN on 9 June 1965; first combat loss F-4C 64-0685 (45th TFS, 15th TFW) shot down Ta Chan, NW NVN on 20 June 1965. 9 of the losses were parked aircraft struck by rockets.
A Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 149948, 'AJ-500', of VA-35, [30] and a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II from USS Nimitz collide in midair over the Atlantic Ocean during a refueling maneuver ~600 miles SSW of Scotland. The two crew of the A-6 were missing and presumed dead while the two of the F-4J were recovered. [31] 26 August
LaCourse was a former USAF pilot who retired in 2000 as a lieutenant colonel after 22 years of service with over 2,000 flight hours in the F-4 Phantom II and 1,500 hours in other types, including the F-16C. He was formerly the commander of the 82d ATRS, said Lena Lopez, spokesperson for the 53d WEG.
The Phantom shot down that MiG with a guided missile from a distance of 600 meters. Shaki, meanwhile, had shot down three planes and was looking for the fourth, when MiG-21s attacked. One of them found itself in an inferior position and descended at a speed of 500 knots (930 km/h) to sea level, hit the water and bounced back up twice, before ...