ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77470
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| Date: | Thursday 24 January 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-311 / USMC |
| Registration: | 163518 |
| MSN: | 132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southern Kuwait, near Kuwait City -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Tarawa |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down over southern Kuwait Jan 24, 1991 by shoulder-launched SAM, during operation "Desert Storm".
Pilot - Pilot Capt. Michael C. Berryman - ejected and became POW. He was eventually released on March 6 1991
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170721021837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/YEAR_Pages/1991.htm
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Flight International 13-19 May 1992
https://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=29797
http://www.pownetwork.org/gulf/bd052.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171014060914/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/GufWarPOWs.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/cadet985/ships/tarawa.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 10-Oct-2010 14:53 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2011 00:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2016 09:48 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
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