Incident Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II 81-0963/SP,
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Date:Friday 1 April 2011
Time:15:57 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II
Owner/operator:81st FSqn /52nd FWg USAF
Registration: 81-0963/SP
MSN: 658
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North of Laufeld, Vulkaneifel (Rhl.-Pfalz) -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Spangdahlem AFB (ETAD)
Destination airport:Spangdahlem AFB (ETAD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot Lt. Col. Scott Hurrelbrink of A-10C 81-0963/SP "Repo01" (formation of 2 A-10C's) ejected before the single-seat gunship crashed in western Germany on Friday, the Air Force said.
The A-10C crashed at 15:57 LT in a field, north of Laufeld, about 25km north east of Spangdahlem Air Base - ETAD, during a routine training mission.

Sources:

http://bazonline.ch/panorama/vermischtes/USKampfjet-stuerzt-ab--deutsches-Dorf-entging-einer-Katastrophe/story/13965339
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123249780]
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/04/air-force-a10-germany-040111/
http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2011/A-10C_Spangdahlem_1%20Apr%2011_ExecSum.pdf

https://abpic.co.uk/images/images/1066207F.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Apr-2011 12:02 Steinmann Added
01-Apr-2011 12:33 Black Typhoon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Apr-2011 02:54 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
02-Apr-2011 13:45 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
15-Apr-2011 07:04 fisher01 Updated [Registration]
16-Apr-2011 02:56 Anon. Updated [Registration]
10-Mar-2012 07:41 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2013 20:13 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
04-Feb-2020 11:21 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
12-Jun-2020 16:04 Allach Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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