ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60313
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| Date: | Friday 18 January 1991 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15E Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 336th FS, 4th TFW USAF |
| Registration: | 88-1692 |
| MSN: | 1101/E076. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Al Quaim -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Combat loss during Operation Desert Storm near Al Quaim, Iraq on Jan 18, 1991. Both crew survived.
The pilot, Col. Dave Eberly and the WSO, Maj. Tom Griffith was on a mission attacking Scud sites in Western Iraq when an SA-2 SAM hit their aircraft. They immediately ejected and landed in enemy territory with non-serious injuries. Due to inproper organization and procedures, SAR efforts were not made to recover them for two days, after which the downed crew has been captured and imprisoned till the end of the war.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1988.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm
http://www.f-15e.info/joomla/history/2296-f-15e-losses#0-4-airframe-88-1692
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2011 08:36 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2012 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2012 19:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 03-Oct-2019 15:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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