Incident Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 81-0986,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54552
 
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Date:Thursday 22 December 1988
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II
Owner/operator:81st TFWg /511th TFSqn USAF
Registration: 81-0986
MSN: A10-0681
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Needingworth, near St. Ives, Cambridgeshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
According to "Hansard" the official record of debates in the UK Parliament: "22 December 1988 : an A-10 aircraft crashed near St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, during a routine training flight. The pilot successfully ejected."

Sources:

1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%200074.html
2. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1287869/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
4. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1981-aircraft.html
5. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1981.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Dec-2008 10:27 harro Added
29-Dec-2008 10:20 harro Updated
28-May-2013 02:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2013 19:58 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]
14-Nov-2014 18:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source]
12-Jun-2020 16:07 AlLach Updated [Operator, Operator]

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