ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60787
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| Date: | Monday 25 February 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco |
| Owner/operator: | VMO-1 USMC |
| Registration: | 155424 |
| MSN: | 305-32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Central Kuwait -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile over Iraqi-occupied "Central Kuwait". (Exact location classified/not disclosed) during Operation "Desert Storm". Pilot, Major Joseph Small, III, ejected safely, but was taken POW. Rear seat Observer, Captain David Spellacy was killed .
Major Small was released on March 5, 1991 when he was handed over to the Red Cross. The body of Captain Spellacy was handed over to the Red Cross on March 19, 1991 for repatriation, and burial in the United States. His funeral took place on March 20, 1991 at Worthington, Ohio
Sources:
1. http://www.pownetwork.org/gulf/sd074.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://dva.state.wi.us/Courier/2006/2006FEBcourier.pdf
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.worthingtonmemory.org/WorthingtonMemoryExpandedRecord.cfm?ID=532&tn=3]
5. http://www.broadchannel1.com/AmericanLegion/Articles/Horror+of+Captivity.html
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721021837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/YEAR_Pages/1991.htm#jun
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2011 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2011 16:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2011 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2011 01:48 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 02-Jan-2017 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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