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1974 Norfolk mid-air collision

1974 disasters in the United Kingdom1974 in England1974 in military history20th century in NorfolkAccidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft
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
Phantom FGR.2 at NAS Patuxent River c1970
Phantom FGR.2 at NAS Patuxent River c1970

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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1974 Norfolk mid-air collision
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Phantom FGR.2 at NAS Patuxent River c1970
Phantom FGR.2 at NAS Patuxent River c1970
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