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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 ...
On Sunday, June 6, 1971, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 serving as Flight 706 departed Los Angeles just after 6 p.m. en route to Seattle as a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the United States Marine Corps was approaching Marine Corps Air Station El Toro near Irvine at the end of a flight from Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada.
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
Commander J. L. Felsman, US Navy, was killed in a McDonnell F4H Phantom II, BuNo 145316, during the first attempt at "Operation Sageburner" speed record at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, when his aircraft disintegrated in the air after pitch damper failure. [79] "The resulting pilot-induced oscillation generated over 12 Gs.
Eleven of the men were from the 36th Airlift Squadron, one from the 8th Airlift Squadron, and one from the 4th Airlift Squadron. Neither aircraft was carrying any cargo on the training mission, indications they had finished part of the refueling and one of the aircraft was moving back into formation when the collision occurred. 30 November
It took more than 40 years, but I finally lived my “Top Gun” dream. For an hour and 40 minutes, in the back seat of a South Korean Air Force F-4 Phantom, I was “Goose” from the classic ...
The bodies were found during a routine inspection after the plane landed. "The circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation," JetBlue said.
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