ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46638
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| Date: | Saturday 19 January 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 614th TFSqn /401st TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0228 |
| MSN: | 5C-489 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tawaitha Nuclear Research Facility, Baghdad -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Al Udeid AB, Doha, Qatar (XJD/OTBH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down in Desert Storm by an SA-6 SAM. This incident was the 10th combat loss in operation "Desert Storm". The pilot, Captain Harry 'Mike' Roberts, ejected safely, but was taken prisoner. Aircraft was on a mission to attack the Air Defense Headquarters Building in Baghdad. Aircraft had flown 4 combat missions before being lost.
Pilot Captain Harry ‘Mike’ "Cujo" "Mister" Roberts, was taken prisoner, but was freed again on March 6th 1991 after spending 45 days as a PoW in Baghdad.
The canopy of 87-0228 was discovered by American ground troops in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was recovered to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in April of 2004, before being donated to the Pima Air and Space Museum in May 2005.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/articles_article8.html
2. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2254/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
5. http://www.lucky-devils.net/
6. http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/528943-614th-TFS-Lucky-Devils-in-the-Gulf-War-Forums
Media:
F-16 C #87-0228 taking off from an air base at Doha, Qatar, in January 1991, a few days before being shot down by Iraqi air defences
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jul-2009 04:45 | Jakub Cikhart | Updated |
| 06-Nov-2013 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2021 17:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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