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Date: | Tuesday 25 June 1974 |
Time: | |
Type: | Northrop F-5E |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 10 mi N of Boron Air Station, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Northrop Palmdale/Air Force Plant 42 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on a functional check flight (acceptance flight) after entering an inadvertent spin. Major Thomas G. Campbell (36) ejected safely.
Sources:
https://theronmoon.smugmug.com/Other/Desert-Wrecks/F-5E-72-01397-North-of-Edwards/i-dk7pRxV San Bernardino Sun 26 June 1974, p13
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Jan-2020 17:11 |
JF |
Added |
22-Jan-2020 17:43 |
JF |
Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
24-Mar-2022 18:38 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |