ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77542
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| Date: | Saturday 23 February 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-2-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-542 / USMC |
| Registration: | 161573 |
| MSN: | 512005/005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ali Al Salem -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | King Abdul Aziz Naval Base, Jubail, Saudi Arabia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost during Operation Desert Storm when hit by enemy ground fire and failed to recover from a high angle dive during a night attack on a tank park in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.
Pilot did not eject, and was killed. Pilot later named as CAPT. JAMES N. "TREY" WILBOURN III. For his skill, courage, and devotion to duty in the face of hazardous flying conditions, Captain Wilbourn was posthumously awarded the Air Medal, Third Strike Flight Award, and the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8BPROD.PDF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-542#The_Gulf_War_.26_the_1990s
http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/6725
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.flyauburn.org/?page_id=250]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 02-Aug-2011 23:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2011 03:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 15:31 | Vapor542 | Updated [Narrative] |
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