ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76904
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| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1991 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58C Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 'A' Company, 229th Aviation Regiment, US Army |
| Registration: | 68-16753 |
| MSN: | 40067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southern Iraq -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 4 April 1991: OH-58C Kiowa 68-16753 of "A" Company, 4th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 11th Combat Aviation Brigade, US Army Aviation. CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) at night during combat operations (reconnaisance mission) in Southern Iraq. Both crew members killed: WO1 Christopher A. Martin [Pilot] and SFC Russell F. Awalt [Observer]
Sources:
1. Flight International 13-19 May 1992 p.26 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1992/1992%20-%201222.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
3. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
4. https://www.facebook.com/UsArmyHhc11thAviationBrigadeDesertStormVeterans
5. http://gulf-war-casualties.mooseroots.com/l/343/Christopher-Andre-Martin
6. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=90261211
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 24-Oct-2010 14:48 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2015 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2015 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2016 21:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2016 21:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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