Phantom jet written off near Holloman AFB Friday 07feb2014

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.alamogordonews.com/alamogord ... hed-Friday

"There was an unmanned QF-4 drone flying with an piloted F-4 manned chase plane with a pilot actually in the cockpit," Schonberger said.

"There's always somebody in the cockpit of the F-4 tailing the unmanned QF-4 and watching what's happening with the drone.

Those aircraft always fly over the Monument in their approach to land at Holloman. It's a pretty normal flight pattern in going over the monument.
That's when it crashed."

[Flanker]

And the 'winning number' should be 74-1629

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[Erik_7Xi]

That's one of the two ex Bergstrom (704th TFS) QF-4Es I've seen at Holloman - a real pity as F-4Es in this colour scheme were very rare.

[nilsko]

I find it always a bit amusing to read the Phantom described as a "F-4 Vietnam era fighter" as it soldiered on well into the '90-ies in the SEAD role.

[Flanker]

and the determined cause can be found here :

http://www.airforcemag.com/AircraftAcci ... eSands.pdf