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| Date: | Thursday 8 December 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic OA-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 23rd TASS, 602nd TACW, USAF |
| Registration: | 77-0223 |
| MSN: | OA-10A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80 miles West of Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona (DMA/KDMA) |
A-10A 77-0223/NF of the 23rd TASS, 602nd TACW, USAF was written off on 8 December 1988 when it crashed 80 miles west of Tuscon, Arizona. Pilot performing unauthorized manuevers.
Pilot successfully ejected.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 256]
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1977.html
4. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1977-aircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 19:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2013 00:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2018 18:33 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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