ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56125
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic YA-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | ADTC USAF |
| Registration: | 73-1668 |
| MSN: | A10-0005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Rosa Island, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Elgin AFB, Florida (VPS/KVPS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fifth (of six) pre-production YF-10A aircraft. Written off 11/3/1980 when crashed onto the Santa Rosa Island Range Complex, a component of the Eglin AFB testing range, located 17.5 miles west-southwest of the main base, on Santa Rosa Island, Florida. (Approximate co-ordinates 30°24′01″N 086°41′47″W). The aircraft was on strength with the ADTC at the time.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1973.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
3. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1973-pre-production-aircraft.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island_Range_Complex
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 18:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2021 10:05 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2023 02:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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