ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54552
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| Date: | 22-DEC-1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 81st TFWg /511th TFSqn USAF (81st Tactical Fighter Wingg /511th TFSqn United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 81-0986 |
| MSN: | A10-0681 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Needingworth, near St. Ives, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According to "Hansard" the official record of debates in the UK Parliament: "22 December 1988 : an A-10 aircraft crashed near St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, during a routine training flight. The pilot successfully ejected."
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%200074.html
2. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1287869/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
4. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1981-aircraft.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1981.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2008 10:27 | harro | Added |
| 29-Dec-2008 10:20 | harro | Updated |
| 28-May-2013 02:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2013 19:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Nov-2014 18:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-Jun-2020 16:07 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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