1974 Norfolk mid-air collision
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August 1974 events in the United KingdomAviation accidents and incidents in 1974Aviation accidents and incidents in NorfolkLow flyingMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMid-air collisionsMid-air collisions in the United KingdomMid-air collisions involving general aviation aircraftMid-air collisions involving military aircraftMilitary history of NorfolkUse British English from May 2011
The 1974 Norfolk mid-air collision happened on 9 August 1974 at Fordham Fen, Norfolk, England when a Royal Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 of No. 41 Squadron RAF (41 Sqn) collided with a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee crop spraying aircraft. All three aviators were killed: the pilot and navigator of the Phantom and the pilot of the Pawnee. The Phantom pilot was a Royal Air Force Group Captain and station commander of RAF Coningsby. It was the first collision between a civil aircraft and a military fast jet in the United Kingdom low flying military training system.
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