Incident Grumman F-14A+ Tomcat 161430,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57149
 
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Date:Monday 21 January 1991
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F-14A+ Tomcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 161430
MSN: 440/KB-22
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Al Asad AB -   Iraq
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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