ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169553
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| Date: | Friday 5 September 2014 |
| Time: | 15：53 |
| Type: |  Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 51st FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 82-0651 |
| MSN: | A10-0699 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | over Okayama prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Iwakuni AB (IWK/RJOI) Japan |
| Misawa AB (MSJ/RJSM) Japan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A precautionary diversion to Okayama Airport (OKJ/RJOB), Japan was made by a USAF A-10, belonging to the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, South Korea, due to a problem on the oil system. The attacker jet was en route from Iwakuni to Misawa. A safe emergency landing was carried out, and the A-10 could taxi to the spot 8 after landing. No injury was reported.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/okayama/4024380061.html?t=1409929662022]
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20140905-00000148-jij-soci_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2014 16:57 | isamuel | Added |
| 06-Sep-2014 07:12 | BRC | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 12-Feb-2020 15:22 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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