ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56099
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| Date: | 08-MAY-1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 81st TFWg USAF (81st Tactical Fighter Wingg United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 79-0083 |
| MSN: | A10-0347 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wainfleet, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire 8/5/1981. Per the report in Flight International, the aircraft crashed "during a pop-up attack. Parachute did not open, seat out of envelope"
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl (Scramble 256)
2. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200082.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1980s-incident-logs#1981
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1979.html
6. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1979-aircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2009 11:42 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2013 03:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2013 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2020 16:09 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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