ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140006
Last updated: 26 August 2020
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| Date: | 21-JAN-1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) |
| Registration: | 155491 |
| C/n / msn: | 305-102 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dakhla -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco |
Shot down by a SAM-7 AAM on 21/1/1985 by Polisario Guerillas at Dhkhla, near the Algerian border during COIN (COunter-INsurgency) combat operations.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20160917114715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/OV_10_BRONCO.htm
2. http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=228&Itemid=1
3. Flight International 24 May 1986, p.17
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
5. http://www.ov-10bronco.net/morocco.cfm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2011 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Dec-2015 20:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2015 20:10 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2017 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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