F-4D Phantom II Crash Site

April 9th 2020





Summery :

 The McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II is an US Air Force version of all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed for the US Navy.

This F-4D (#65-0656) was assigned to the 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB.

On April 20, 1967 a flight of four F-4D Phantom’s departed George Air Force Base for the Leech Lake Tactical Range to simulate attacks on fixed ground targets.
The call sign for the flight was Blondie 1,2,3, and 4.
The mishap aircraft (Blondie 3) began a dive on a truck and was seen to continue normally.
At the recovery phase, Blondie 3 rolled twice to the right and crashed on the side of a mountain.

Both 1st Lt. Douglas B. Rose and 1st Lt. Donald H. Weber were killed instantly in this tragic accident.


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Crash site has ton's of wrecks and many parts are in a large (few feet long) size.
Engines, Wings, Pylons, Gears, Electronic parts etc...
Most of the wrecks are contained in a steep ravine for 200 ft.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
McDonnell Douglas
Base model:
F-4
Version:
D
Nickname:
Phantom II
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1960-Present
Basic role:
Fighter-Bomber
Serial Number:
65-0656
Year built:
1965
Crash Date:
1967/4/20
Fatalities:
2




Specifications



Length:
62' 10" 18.9 m
Height:
16' 6" 5.0 m
Wingspan:
38' 5" 11.7 m
Wingarea:
530.0 sq ft 49.2 sq m
Empty Weight:
28,276 lb 12,823 kg
Gross Weight:
50,341 lb 22,830 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
2
Powerplant:
General Electric J79-GE-15
Thrust (each):
10,900 lb





Performance



Cruise Speed:
587 mph 945 km/h 510 kt
Max Speed:
1,459 mph 2,349 km/h 1,269 kt
Ceiling:
59,400 ft 18,104 m


    
Other F-4 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
    



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