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| Date: | Tuesday 6 April 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 18th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0524 |
| MSN: | 512/C057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 40 miles NW of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
6th April 1982: USAF F-15C Eagle 78‑0524/"ZZ",18th TFW. Crashed into the Pacific Ocean 40 miles NW of Okinawa, Japan, due to fuel leak: pilot ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.f-15.nl/wo.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm#usaf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2014 23:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2021 10:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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