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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 509th TFSqn /10th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 80-0219 |
| MSN: | A10-569 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stukeley, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury (AYH/EGWZ) |
Crashed 4/4/1989 near Stukeley, Cambridgeshire after making a touch-and-go landing at RAF Alconbury. Pilot ejected. Converted to GA-10A at RAF Alconbury after accident, and used as a "gate guardian" on static display within the base (as per photograph below)
Sources:
1. http:// www.scramble.nl (Scramble 256)
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/last_lightning/4389485987/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
5. http://dstorm.eu/pictures/nose-arts/a-10/phoenix_5.jpg
6. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1980-aircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 20:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2013 17:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2014 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2020 12:06 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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