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| Date: | Monday 21 January 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A+ Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 161430 |
| MSN: | 440/KB-22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Al Asad AB -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by SA-2 missile. Crew ejected, pilot Lt DEvon Jones rescued, RIO Lt Lawrence Slade taken prisoner. The POW was released on 4 March 1991.
Sources:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-01-22/news/1991022036_1_captain-johnson-pilot-rescue
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jan-2009 11:12 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2009 04:45 | Jakub Cikhart | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2015 11:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2021 07:03 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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