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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV478 |
| MSN: | 3336 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wildenrath, near Wildenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Wildenrath | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged beyond repair when caught fire on the ground at RAF Wildenrath, Germany. Due to the impending retirement of the type it was not repaired: scrapped Bruggen, Germany 05/09/1991
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XV
www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1319756/
http://www.airfighters.com/photo/72009/L/UK-Air-Force/McDonnell-Douglas-Phantom-FGR2-F-4M/XV478/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Nov-2011 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2013 14:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 08-Oct-2024 16:26 | Werner Ehrenreich | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
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