Bad F-4 accident Denmark, 1971
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Bad F-4 accident Denmark, 1971
In November 1971 an RAF F-4 crashed NNW of RDanishAF Airstation Karup, shortly after take off. A farm was destroyed and a woman and her daughter killed. Could anyone direct me to the "AIB-report" or why the aircraft crashed? The information is for a local TV-programme. The chairman of our local museum, a retired Cpt., who helped to recover the wreck has been approached by the TV-station.
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Palle J. Christensen, ATCO, RDAF Airstation Karup.
PS. I believe the aircrew ejected safely?
Best Regards
Palle J. Christensen, ATCO, RDAF Airstation Karup.
PS. I believe the aircrew ejected safely?
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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
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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It might also be worth talking to some of the old sweats from this site, they might very well remember it happening.
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