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| Date: | Tuesday 20 November 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman E-2C Hawkeye |
| Owner/operator: | Egyptian Air Force |
| Registration: | 1 |
| MSN: | A100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cairo West Air Base -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cairo West Air Base (CWE/HECW) |
| Cairo West Air Base (CWE/HECW) |
Damaged beyond repair after crash at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt.
Former US Navy BuNo 162791.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/usn#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2023 14:05 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 31-Oct-2025 06:41 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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