ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56096
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| Date: | 31-JAN-1991 |
| Time: | 09:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 76th TFS, 23rd TFW, USAF (76th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 80-0248 |
| MSN: | A-10-0598 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 NM SW of Kuwait City -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RSAF Base Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-10A Thunderbolt II 80-0248/"EL" of 23rd TFW: Shot down by ground fire or SAM 20 NM SW of Kuwait City, Kuwait on 31/1/1991. Pilot - Richard Dale Storr - became a POW. On 6/3/1991, Dale Storr was released in a group of 15 American POWs.The group had apparently been held near an intelligence complex at Basra.
NOTE: Aircraft loss reported on 31/1/1991. However, some sources give the date as 2/2/1991. The latter date is the date when the pilot was posted as MIA (taken as PoW) and news of his loss was officially released to the press by the Pentagon
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
3. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1980-aircraft.html
4. http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=29811
5. http://www.usvetdsp.com/gulfwar.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2009 11:24 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2009 04:45 | Jakub Cikhart | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2013 21:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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