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20th Feb 2008, 19:01

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soddim

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I was flying F-4s at the time and I vaguely remember the accident - a fire or engine failure after take-off and the wrong engine shut down.

The aircrew ejected safely.

This is taken from http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/P...s/1971.htm#nov

12th October 1971 RAF Phantom FGR2 XV479/J 54 Sqn engine failure.Crashed in Denmark shortly after take off from Karup
Flt. Lt. S.B.Cox ejected Flt. Lt. R.Northcote ejected

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