Date: 06-JUL-2011
Time: 10:18 a.m.
Type:
McDonnell Douglas QF-4 Phantom
Operator: US Air Force
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Near Roswell, New Mexico - United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Holloman Air Force Base - KHMN
Destination airport: Holloman Air Force Base - KHMN
Narrative:
KOB-TV reports rescue crews are responding to a military fighter jet crash near Roswell.
Holloman Air Force Base officials refused to confirm the report that a QF-4, which is an older fighter jet, from the base crashed just after 10:18 a.m. Wednesday.
The station reports the pilot was the only person aboard the plane, and was rescued by a helicopter
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=137294
QF-4 Crash
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Bone184
Re: QF-4 Crash
I hate to hear a phantom crashed but considering the pilot got out, I'd rather see it go out like that instead as a target.