ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240881
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Date: | Monday 8 July 1991 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman E-2C Hawkeye |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 161343 |
MSN: | A-074 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | SE of Cyprus -
Cyprus
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:After a fire on board, the crew evacuated the plane by parachute. The plane was subsequently shot down by a US Navy F-18C.
Sources:
https://www.avgeekery.com/that-time-a-navy-hornet-shot-down-a-navy-hawkeye/ https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Sep-2020 12:29 |
gerard57 |
Added |
30-Jan-2022 16:17 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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