ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77539
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| Date: | 15-MAY-1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AV-8B-11-MC Harrier II |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-513 / USMC |
| Registration: | 163420 |
| MSN: | 121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Cox's Bazar -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Tarawa (LHA-1) |
| USS Tarawa (LHA-1) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fell into Bay of Bengal off USS Tarawa, off Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (at 21°35′0″N 92°01′0″E): Landed in ship catwalk - pilot ejected.
(*After the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm, TARAWA departed the Arabian Gulf in early May of 1991 and was diverted to Bangladesh to render two weeks of humanitarian assistance to typhoon victims in Operation Sea Angel. Water purification equipment, medical aid and 2,000 tons of rice delivered by TARAWA's helicopters and landing craft helped more than 1.5 million inhabitants of Southeast Bangladesh survive the ravages of the storm's aftermath. TARAWA returned home to San Diego in July of 1991)
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries22.htm]l
Flight International 13-19 May 1992
https://www.navysite.de/ships/lha1.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170721021837/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/YEAR_Pages/1991.htm
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8BPROD.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 24-Oct-2010 14:58 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2011 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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