ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56123
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| Date: | 22-MAR-1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 81st TFWg USAF (81st Tactical Fighter Wingg United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 80-0148 |
| MSN: | A10-0498 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Herford, North Rhine Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-10A 80-0148 of the 81st TFW was written off on 22 March 1982 when it crashed at Herford, West Germany. The pilot - 1st Lt. James 'Jim' Preston - ejected safely. Per eyewitness report from the pilot involved:
"I was the pilot of 80-148, an A-10 that crashed near Herford, West Germany on 22 March 1982. During an air-to-air engagement, both engines compressor-stalled, and would not restart. I ejected at 500 feet above the ground, at approximately 140 knots. I was under canopy for approximately 30 seconds, landed in a tree, and had to extricate myself, since the fire department (brigade) was rural and had limited rescue equipment. I was uninjured except for a slight cut on my chin (from the mask microphone) and a compression fracture.
I was flying again 10 days later. The name on the aircraft was that of 1st Lieutenant Jim Trotter, a friend of mine who has never forgiven me for crashing his airplane."
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
3. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1980-aircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2013 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2013 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2020 16:08 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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