ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77550
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| Date: | Saturday 9 February 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-5-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-231 / USMC |
| Registration: | 162081 |
| MSN: | 512030/030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 24 NM SW of Kuwait City, -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by shoulder-launched SAM over Kuwait, during Operation 'Desert Storm', Feb 9, 1991.
Came down in desert 24 NM SW of Kuwait City, Kuwait: pilot Captain RUSSELL A. C. SANBORN captured and held as a POW until his release on 6 March 1991
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/apr/20/nation/na-sanborn20
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170721021837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/YEAR_Pages/1991.htm
http://www.pownetwork.org/gulf/sd065.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 24-Aug-2011 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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