Warthogger Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 (edited) Interesting real world statistics - a total of seven A-10s have been shot down in combat or lost as a result of combat inflicted damage: Operation Desert Storm ------------------------------- OA-10A 76-0543 Shot down by Infra Red SAM (SA-9) 19 Feb 1991 62 nm North West of Kuwait city. 23rd TASS/602nd TACW (NF). The 23 US combat lost aircraft. Pilot Lt Col Jeffery Fox (40 from Fall River, Mass) call sign "NAIL53" was injured as he ejected and captured as POW and released 03/05/91. OA-10A 77-0197 Crashed on landing. 23rd TASS/602nd TACW. Aircraft had been hit by small arms and was attempting a landing at KKMC FOL while in Manual Reversion after loosing all its hydraulics and in extreme weather conditions. On landing the aircraft cat wheeled wingtip over wingtip flipped over on to its back killing the pilot Lt Patrick Olson. There was nothing left of the aircraft. The remains of the aircraft were buried at the FOL. A-10A 78-0722 Shot down in combat 15 Feb 1991. 353rd TFS/354th TFW hit by ground fire 60 miles north west of Kuwait city while attacking Republican Guard targets. Thought to have been engaged by SA-13 'Gopher' SAM. Pilot Lt James Sweet ejected and made Prisoner of War. A-10A 79-0130 Shot down in combat 15 Feb 1991. 353th TFS/354th TFW hit by ground fire approx 60 miles north west of Kuwait city while attacking Republican Guard targets. Thought to have been engaged by SA-13 'Gopher' SAM. Pilot Capt Steven Phyllis killed in action. Capt. Steve Phyllis died while protecting his downed wingman, 1st Lt. Robert James Sweet. A-10A 79-0181 Crashed on landing, wheels up, hard stick landing by pilot Capt Rich Biley on 22 Feb 1991. A-10A 80-0248 Shot down in combat by 'optical AAA' fire 2 Feb 1991 shot down by ground fire or SAM 20 NM SW of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Pilot Capt Richard Dale Storr ejected and captured as POW Released 03/05/91. From 23rd TFW. Operation Iraqi Freedom ------------------------------- A-10A (Serial Number : 78-0691) of 124th Wing/190th FS shot down by enemy fire, probably by an Iraqi Roland SAM; pilot survived and was recovered by friendly forces. (Source: Wikipedia article): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_combat_losses_of_United_States_military_aircraft_since_the_Vietnam_War Edited December 10, 2011 by Warthogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Wiki is missing few Hogs shot over Balkans in 1999... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthogger Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Wiki is missing few Hogs shot over Balkans in 1999... Cross referencing official USAF documents, there are no reported A-10 losses during the 1999 Balkans war. The only official USAF fixed wing losses during that time period (according to USAF) were a F-117 and a F-16 CJ, both attributed to SA-3 SAM attacks. The USAF documents may not account for aircraft losses that successfully RTB'd but were taken out of active service afterwards due to battle damage. (Source: USAF article, reference Table I): http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070912-043.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I know of Spang Tiger A-10A that limped back to Skopje airport with OSA up his pipe...later picked up by C-130 and decomissioned in USA. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscode Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Really? I thought they said it was field repaired (and there were pics of engine repair and all) Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazjar Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Two aircraft were lost in 1999, a f-117 and an F-16C, nothing more. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikoyan Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Two aircraft were lost in 1999, a f-117 and an F-16C, nothing more. That is not what the other side says. they even claim an air to air kill by a mig-29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazjar Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 NATO killed a mig-29, it is the other way around. NATO also killed some other Migs in some other engagements as well. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igormk Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I thought they said it was field repaired (and there were pics of engine repair and all) Correct. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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