| Date: 8 May 1967 |
| Aircraft type: F-4B Phantom |
| Serial Number: 152997 |
| Military Unit: VF-114 |
| Service: USN |
| Home Base: USS Kitty Hawk |
| Name(s): |
| Lt(jg) Thomas Jack Steimer (KWF) |
| Lt(jg) Michael Lee Tuft (Survived) |
| During a catapult launch from the Kitty Hawk on an armed reconnaissance mission an F-4 overrotated, stalled and crashed into the sea killing one of the crew. Lt Tuft had previously ejected from a Phantom on 6 April. |
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