ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56107
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| Date: | 09-JAN-1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 81st TFWg USAF (81st Tactical Fighter Wingg United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 77-0258 |
| MSN: | A10-0183 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | North Sea, off Donna Nook, Lincolnshire -
 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 |
A-10A 77-0258 of the 81st TFW USAF: crashed 9/1/1981 into the North Sea off the Donna Nook Ranges, Lincolnshire. The aircraft was climbing out after a strafing run, when it turned on it's back and dived in to the water. The pilot was killed.
Sources:
1. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1977-aircraft.html
2. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200081.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. https://www.flugzeugforum.de//usafe-crashes-66841-5.html
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1977.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2009 11:15 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2013 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2020 16:09 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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