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| Date: | Wednesday 11 January 1984 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Scout |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 0.2 km S of Cifuentes -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Lorenzo |
| Aguacate |
Shot down by Sandinistas while flying in the Honduras/Nicaragua border area. Emergency landing 200 meters from Nicaraguan border. US pilot CW2 Jeffry Charles "Jungle Jeff" Schwab (27) died of a head shot.
Sources:
El Tiempo 14 January 1984, p11A
La Nación 12 January 1984, p21A/14 January 1984, p20A/22 January 1984, p27A
http://www.skywar.ru/contras.html
https://uscontrawar.com/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/01/13/Soldier-killed-in-Honduras-a-good-kid/1124442818000/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2017 14:06 | TB | Added |
| 02-Oct-2017 19:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 02-Oct-2017 19:17 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2017 19:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2017 19:56 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2024 13:43 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 10:36 | JungleJeff2 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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