2002 Pt Mugu Airshow F4 Phantom Crash

Footage I took from the Pt Mugu Airshow in California on April 21, 2002 when an F4 Phantom Jet crashed at the early part of ths show. The Airshow was cancelled. You will see the 4 F4's in a diamond formation and one of them has a flame out (shown by the white smoke). Horrible day.

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[307OLDS]

Not all USAF phantoms got a gun!!! The Airforces version of the Navy's F-4B the

F-4C did not have a gun, neither did the

F-4D which was the same as the Navy's F-4J did not have a gun. The F-4E was the first Phantom to have a gun, before the E model, the Airforce hung a gun pod on the middle rack of the plane. The Airforce's Phantom fought more than half of the war without a gun and the Navy never put a gun in, for the entire life of the fighter.

[IC2720]

One ejected late, but both crew members died. Sad, the pilot flew the plane, after a double flame out, back to the open field. He was a hero, sad, you Yanks are arguing about such frivolous shite.

[dogboy0912]

This happened when I was about 7 or 8, I still remember. You can't see it. But they ejected and the flame engulfed them as it went down. It was surreal for me.

[greenbaypackersrule1]

This is so sad. I know the family of the man who died in the crash. I just never saw what happened. Such a terrible thing.

[Nopityforacoward08]

The guy with mullet has my attention. But no, seriously, terrible accident.

[VENICECHIEF]

I was there next to blue and yellow huey taking off.

[dd85191]

This was so sad. I was there when it happened, what an awful thing to witness.

[1pnoe]

ah, is that cliffs of dover i hear in the background <3

[tug82]

@JAAG76AZ nope actually those seats are not that good because they are not zero zero seats ,they require a certain amount of forward speed and also in some cases altitude to work , my conclusion if they had ACES II seats the WSO would have made it , the pilot looked like it was late regardless and would not have made it

[zarquon53]

@bladensburg1814 At the age of 57 I couldn't agree more lovey . I am dreading the onset of old age (having already found i have the occassional twinges) so I think when the time comes It'll be a bottle of my favourite Booze on a summer evening in the dunes by the beach , then the pills or whatever and snuggle down in the sleeping bag and drift off to sleep watching the first stars come out in the dusk .

Bugger going in a nursing home .

[bladensburg1814]

I hope no one gets angry at me for saying this...(r.i.p. to pilots and families) if I had to die young...id rather die in a very cool jet...rather than die very slowly of old age with alzheimers in a nursing home wearing diapers...thats just my thoughts on it! / @ milwaukee